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I think people would understand this film better

if we decided that you're my ex.

In the beginning I would say

I started making a film with my ex.

A fiction film that turned out to be

auto-fiction about our relationship.

Sure, we can do that.

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No, this is even better. This is better.

WE'LL CONQUER THE WORLD!

Seriously. You're getting sucked into that loop again.

Well...

I don't want to be this person.

Why are you that person then?

Why do I have to carry three of these?

Don't take them down.

- Look. - Don't! Hey!

Look.

Seriously. Stop.

Look.

Indeed.

They do look better

in a puddle of piss.

Please.

My pants are unbuttoned.

- Button my pants. - No, I won't.

Oh my. Take a photo of that.

- It looks so amazing. - No, I'm not taking a photo.

Instead of denying your negative emotions,

you should try to face them,

with the help of the Rosen Method, for example.

You always bottle up your emotions.

No, I don't.

Just throw up the Kristian incident so we can start drinking, okay?

- Who's Kristian? - The guy who's going to direct Vampira.

Hanna, weren't you supposed to direct Vampira?

Yeah,

Krista and I think you're the one.

You'd do a damn good job directing.

You'd do a hell of a good job.

Read it through.

Shirley messed it up.

It would be really important to hire a lot of women film-makers,

but at the end of the day, my script is so personal.

I'm listening to my intuition.

Kristian and I share our daily lives.

He's going to direct this film, but it's just...

How do you feel

about the children's films we offered you?

You can pick any one of the three.

For once when someone makes

an autobiography of a woman in Finland, a man directs it.

I don't get why Shirley doesn't get it.

Why did she give a script like that to Kristian?

Why can't she see that her husband is a fake feminist?

What do you mean by fake?

Directing this film will be exciting, as I'll be directing my wife.

It'll be an adventure ordering her around,

since we share everything equally at home.

I mean, we don't have hierarchies at home.

And seriously, have you seen Kristina's Instagram?

He must've worked on the lighting for at least 30 minutes

to get that shine on his face.

I guess you've been following his photos quite closely.

I think his photos are cute.

I think you're jealous of Kristian and Shirley's love life.

Hanna, you've been single for quite some time.

- I'm dating people. - Oh, you are?

You mean like your date after New Year's?

What happened?

I've been seeing this guy, Ossi,

and after New Year's, I went to watch Nosferatu at his place.

But we didn't really watch the film.

We talked, and the film played in the background.

And then Ossi taught me how to use DJ equipment.

We cooked. He's really sweet.

And hot. And smart.

Then it was about 6 a.m.,

and we were talking about comics.

Ossi said to me,

"Hey, I have the comic you wanted to see in my loft bed."

"Do you want to go up there and read it?"

At the time, I thought,

"Fuck. It's 6 a.m. I didn't come here to read comics."

I got angry and left.

Hanna, that's so you.

You don't know how to read romantic signals.

Yes, I do, just not in my own life.

In other words, you never know how to read them.

That's why you don't understand

that Kristina's photos can be seen as romantic.

There's nothing romantic in Kristina's photos.

They're calculated. They use artificial sweat in them.

Zoom. Kristian is wearing blush in this one.

Yeah, there's a bit of a fake vibe.

What if their life is like that and looks like that?

Their life isn't like that.

The only point in Kristina's Instagram account is

to show off his famous actress wife.

- Hanna, could you take a photo of us... - No, let's do...

Could you take an erotic after-sex photo of us?

An after-sex photo? Sure.

But Ara and Ekku don't have to act like they're in love,

because they are a couple.

You talked about how touching is important,

but there's passion between them already.

It doesn't matter whether you're in love or not.

If you want to take a good photo, you just have to make sure

the people touch each other and look at each other a certain way.

Kristian doesn't get that.

I can take a photo of Ekku and me being in love right now.

Go ahead, take one.

I'll look in the right direction.

- And Ekku could touch me somewhere. - Here, for example.

- Viima, come take a look. - Yeah.

I think Hanna is a bit flushed because she is provoked.

It runs in the family.

- Viima, you're in the photo now. - I came to look at it.

The photo will change if you're in it.

How else will I see it?

Young lovers!

Relax your fingers. Like Kristian.

Do you know this magic trick?

Do I look good?

Let's put this on Instagram.

Don't. Let us work in peace.

I'm a professional actor.

It sucks being some flower assistant here.

We've been shooting you the whole time.

Look each other in the eye.

This is so cheesy, but it's also...

- It's arousing. - That's right.

- Hanna, you're so gorgeous. - Yes, you are.

I'd like to fuck both of you.

Will people understand the photo is just a joke?

- Yes, because of the caption. - What was it?

"Holding her head on my chest is like holding all our unborn babies."

People will be, like, "What's this photo?"

"Why is Hanna posting stuff here?"

"What? Does Hanna have a boyfriend?"

They'll read the caption and think, "It's a joke."

- Let's post it. - We'll definitely post it.

- Okay, let's post it. - Yay!

Shall we post it now?

- Now is the best time. - Is it really?

It'll be the first thing people see in the morning.

Nobody will believe this.

Everyone will see it's a fake photo

because Hanna never has a boyfriend.

But this is fun and sweet.

Hanna has a boyfriend now.

Hey, guys, don't ruin my moment.

I can't take you anywhere.

Yoda.

Whew, what an Instagram picture.

Yeah, I've been laughing about it all morning.

I meant the sweet picture of you and your new boyfriend.

Or is he even new?

You don't usually post stuff like that.

I thought it was really touching

that you dared to post something so intimate

without any irony.

- Hi, Hanna. - Oh my gosh.

Don't take your coat off.

Everybody ready?

Lasse, you have everything?

Okay.

The name of the project:

Carnivalization of the Bourgeois Intimate Relationship

A Revolution from within.

Method: We'll create a love story on social media

and add exaggerated and obvious elements little by little.

Problem:

How long will followers empathize without questioning hierarchies?

Goal:

Eliminating traditional power structures in relationships

by exposing central and structural problems of our time.

I understood maybe 40 percent of that.

Okay. It simply means

that we'll make more Instagram posts about you and Ekku.

And stories. We'll see how people comment and study that.

This isn't helping us in finding out...

What's this music?

Everybody at work thinks that Ekku and I are a couple.

That's great. Hear me out.

We have to take this further.

Instead of people understanding this photo is irony,

their impression of you as a lonely, eternally single woman

and their desire for happy endings is so strong

that they're storifying the photo as part of a modern princess tale.

They're, like, "Hanna, that's so sweet. You finally found happiness."

Plus I've gotten over 100 new followers today.

People are sending me messages, saying

"Oh no, did you and Ekku break up?"

Exactly. Isn't it terrible?

No. No.

We have to get people to understand.

I was chatting over an hour

with some random schoolmate about polyamory.

We wouldn't have had the conversation

if this person hadn't sent me a message

after seeing Ekku tagged in your photo.

Exactly. And no one's suffering here.

We must take this further. More posts, more pictures.

You've only seen the Instagram comments.

Guess what it was like at work today.

Everyone was strangely nicer to me.

You have that amazing glow of a person in love.

Who is he?

Did you already have lunch?

Krista has never asked me for lunch.

That's a great example.

This is a social, anarchistic art project

we all want to participate in.

Look. Content-wise, we'll create a great love story for the audience.

At the end, we'll analyse

the elements and the traditional power structures

that our idea of romantic love is based on.

Think about it. Your other films deal with the same themes.

We can take this further.

What kind of posts would we make?

Stuffy, old power structures...

Can't we move on from Butler? I'm a bit tired of it.

These are fun.

But if the original idea was

to create a believable love story,

we need to create emotional content.

At this point, everything changed a bit

because I had the following conversation with Lasse.

Lasse, would you be okay with...

If we want to create a believable love story

or at least a believable impression of falling in love,

would you be okay

with us using material from our past in it?

- Your memories of our past? - Yes.

Sure.

I want to tell it in a way...

I mean,

if I think about my real memories of falling in love,

the sense of sight has very little to do with them.

They all have to do with touch and smell.

This is actually quite beautiful.

I want to see both of their hands in the picture.

Okay, here's what I have.

"The worst part of being in love:

I feel physical pain if our bodies are separated for too long."

And then I could do something like...

How did you come up with that?

Did you find them online?

Good. We don't need a title for it.

- Only a hashtag. - Something like #weekendapart.

Ekku has been away for the weekend with friends.

A weekend at a cottage with friends.

- And I miss him. - That's good.

- That's nice. - Yeah.

Tumppu, it's so lovely

when a person who's in love doesn't hide it at all.

There's nothing to hide.

Lasse, are you ready?

I've been thinking about the aspect of objectification.

I don't want you to feel like a Ken doll.

Nobody owns me.

Yeah, but at the very least, I don't want you to feel manipulated.

I think about you being a couple.

We're in an open relationship.

I mean, in a polyamorous relationship.

Yeah, but polyamory doesn't mean people don't feel jealous.

Everybody is responsible for their emotions.

Let's take our places. First positions.

Viima, give us a signal.

And action!

Thank you. What are these?

I have something for you.

Yes. Yes. Yes.

Yes, I'm ready.

I love the flowers, and I love the ring.

I love the ring.

Yes, this is fucking perfect.

Congratulations on your engagement!

- Congratulations! - Have a glass.

- That's so lovely, Hanna. - How do you feel?

You can have a relationship like that today.

I think it's great that it's possible.

If a woman has looked after...

Hey! Hey! No.

Sorry.

If a woman has looked after herself, a relationship like that is possible.

You can't tell she's older.

- Let me see the sweater again. - No.

- Let me see it. - It's good.

Isn't this more haptic?

- You don't trust me or my visual... - This is more haptic.

What?

All right. Ready?

Hi, Hanna. I'm contacting you in a new way.

I just wanted to ask

if you're coming to Tampere.

I heard your partner is an actor.

It would be really nice to meet him.

Bring him to the festival party.

At our company, we look after our own.

I think you had every right to tell Hanna and Krista

that you already had plans.

Look at the attending list.

Today's Valentine's Day.

We agreed to spend the day together, just the two of us.

Oh, now you want to limit me when other people are interested in me?

Well...

I thought we agreed we'd be interested in each other tonight.

What kind?

Tell me. Whisper it to me.

Whisper. Go ahead.

I was thinking...

Are you joking? Or should I be turned on?

Is that how romantic love is deconstructed?

For me, it's about emotions, not theories.

I'll take the night bus home.

- Okay? - You want me to wait up for you?

Er...

You don't have to. You can if you want.

We can do something when I come.

Just a moment.

Hi.

Yeah, I'm getting off the subway.

Wait.

Bye. Love you.

Yeah, I can talk.

I just had to say goodbye.

¿Qué pasa?

Lovely Tampere.

- Shall we take selfies at the party? - Of course. Yeah.

It'll be really sensual when you feed each other.

Isn't the main medium we're operating with

- the gossip that this generates? - Yes.

So we shouldn't focus too much on the selfies.

Yes. And don't forget

that I'll be wearing these authentic German spy glasses.

I'll film people's reactions towards you.

- Are you really going to wear those? - Yes.

We'll get really good material.

People's reactions will be material for our sociological study.

The reactions people will have when you feed each other,

when you squeeze Ekku's ass.

This data is essential for our study.

An actor? What have you done?

I'm famous for casting tall men for my films.

- But you're a little too tall. - Too tall?

The cinematographer would be kind of looking at you from below.

Nice. And as a couple...

- They're a couple? - Yeah. Yeah.

- I didn't know. - Yeah.

- That's nice. - Lovely.

He's here. Live.

Hi. Nice to meet you.

I want you to meet the director.

- Let's go. - Okay.

Look what I found.

Oh.

- Ekku. Hi. - Shirley. Hi.

Nice to meet you.

- I've heard a lot about you. - Likewise.

Based on what we've been talking about,

wouldn't he be perfect for Vampira's brother?

- Yeah... - Yeah. Yeah.

Sure. If we can work out the schedules and a contract...

- You're both nodding. - Welcome aboard.

Oh my.

I've been thinking about your last post

where Hanna said she feels physical pain when you're apart.

It awakens

an insane feeling of inferiority in me.

No... Why?

- Because... Because... - Tell me.

Because of the choice I made.

I was 22 when I got married.

Jaska was my second serious boyfriend.

I tell the young women at the office not to start a family.

Why is it such an automatic choice?

- You're entitled to your opinion. - In a way.

I'll tell you one thing, Krista.

What you're telling them is what the young generation thinks.

You've had to live it because you think like the previous generation.

But it's different now.

Ekku.

You're an empathic person.

My and Jaska's sex life

really sucks.

Totally.

That's why...

That's why we breed dogs.

- Yeah? - We make dogs out of dogs.

Now that I'm getting to know you, I'm also getting to know Hanna.

She's so private. She doesn't talk about herself.

If you work at an office, you have to participate.

If you don't participate as yourself,

you'll look unreliable.

You're probably the best thing that ever happened to Hanna.

It was perfect. It was a lovely moment.

- He was such an idiot. And then he... - No, he wasn't.

The older man who said, "Hey, those are groovy."

About the sunglasses?

Did you see the man who was wearing sunglasses?

Hey. Hey. Seriously.

I think we could rethink whether we want to make...

You want to hop in?

Could we do something that would help people

and not only make a parody?

Krista will check everything we post anyway,

so why should we mock people?

Why don't we do something helpful?

- What would that be? - I don't know what it would be...

Okay, Krista told me her sex life is miserable.

Her sex life is miserable, and I think that's sad.

- That's really sad. - How can we help people?

Are we going to laugh at people who have a bad sex life

and who can't talk? Or what?

We can do something.

Hanna and Ekku have just had sex, and they'll give...

They could give honest feedback to each other.

Yeah.

"You squeezed me too hard."

No, they have to be together...

Did I squeeze you too hard?

- You'll give me feedback... - ...and you'll receive it.

Totally. That's the core thing.

Hanna will give honest feedback and say, "You're too noisy."

Receiving the feedback is also important.

We'll give feedback...

- We'll practice that. - Yes.

- It'll be great. - It sounds very promising.

I'll just wait for you to give me the material,

since that's the starting point.

It'll kick ass. It'll be great.

But I have to go now.

I want to make this one scene.

Do you remember when I stayed over at your place in Tampere?

I came at night, and you made sandwiches.

Yes, I remember that.

Aren't you interested how it went?

Well, did you find work?

Yes, that's the so-called rose scene.

It's one of the scenes that are based on true events.

It happened when I was living in Tampere.

The Tampere Film Festival was on.

Hanna had been at a festival party,

and she came to my place for the night.

I made sandwiches for her.

At the time I was knitting a red scarf. It was a never-ending project.

But now that I've been watching that scene,

I feel uncomfortable.

I'm starting to doubt this method based on true events.

I think it inevitably leads to arguing about whose version is correct.

That's very precise.

Yeah, this is one of the things Hanna recommended I do,

so I'm doing it too.

I do feel better, though.

I think the question is,

does the film depict things

or are the things that happen around the film important.

Does it depict something that happened or does it create reality?

Does making the film create the reality around it?

I want the latter. I want more of it.

But I feel Hanna is pulling this film in the opposite direction.

- Well, hi. - Hi.

This is our first YouTube video.

We've been in a relationship 40 days now.

I think it's okay to show that you're a bit nervous.

I have a point about the clitoris.

I actually realized I can visualize it.

I can also visualize it to the viewers.

- Let's pretend this is my clitoris. - Here?

You're moving in a steady rhythm,

except when you notice that I'm about to come,

you tend to accelerate the rhythm.

It feels like a natural thing to do,

but I'd like to communicate

that it would be best if you didn't change the rhythm.

When you find the right spot,

- it's best not to accelerate. - Yeah.

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- Sorry. Sorry. Was that bad? - No.

This is crazy. Forty friends shared this.

Hanna and Ekku's new video. What the fuck? Even Olavi shared it.

- Did you watch it? - No, not yet.

"Insanely good points about the power structures in sex."

People are commenting on Ekku looking so angelic.

Do you want to watch it? You have earphones?

Not now.

I can turn up the volume.

Put it away. Let's have our coffee in peace.

Olé, olé, olé, olé!

10,000 views!

Lasse, why are you there alone? Come celebrate with us.

- Lasse. - Well, I watched our video.

To be honest, I have to say

that it looked like a sex-positive educational video to me.

I found it really technical somehow.

It's as if we've forgotten the old saying

about the brain being the most erotic organ.

- What? - I agree with Lasse.

We have to think about how to continue

so that this doesn't become a sex school for men

that teaches how to satisfy women better

or how to satisfy Hanna better.

Seriously.

I don't want us to do something sex negative.

Yep. Exactly.

For the first time, we've done something sensible and progressive,

thanks to Ekku's proposal.

And what does Lasse say? "This is a technical sex school."

If Lasse had directed the first YouTube video,

it would probably have been something like this:

"We're Hanna and Ekku."

"This is our YouTube channel,

and the first time we had sex,

it was perfect."

"And we don't have to talk about anything

because everything just clicked into place

and we're soulmates."

Thank you, Hanna. Well done.

Yeah.

Yeah, go ahead. We can have cake now.

And I won't talk about my sexual needs again during this project.

I'll be a mystical woman who immediately has an orgasm

when I'm penetrated.

I think our project should represent a new kind of feminism.

I can't act like the kind of man...

Hey. Ekku, please.

Last night at the bar, you told me

you broke up with your first girlfriend

after seeing her used tampon in the trash can.

You couldn't fuck her any more because you were so disgusted.

You're just as bad a mystifier as your friend Lasse.

Well, it broke the magic.

I didn't give permission to use that story in this film,

- I'm serious. - We won't use it in this film.

I don't care. But all stories can't be material for this film.

I'm sorry. I didn't know it was such a sensitive spot.

No...

- You can cut the cake. - No, thank you.

- I can cut it. - Let's cut the cake.

- Does it have strawberry jam? - Seriously.

Of course it has strawberry jam. Organic.

You moved past the spot.

Which way shall I move? Towards your belly button?

Yes, upwards, towards my belly button.

All right, that's it. Yeah. Yeah.

I can feel it!

I see a new kind of feminism in this.

In addition to being sweet and bold,

what they're doing is important.

Look at how the light reflects off his hair.

200,000!

He's such a stereotypical acting student. A cliché.

Krista, this is for you.

Can you please take it to the meeting room.

- Wow. - Yeah. The colours, the lines.

Everything works, not to mention the mood.

You're like two elves from The Lord of the Rings.

We orgasm together like...

- Don't look! - Show it to me.

What did Johannes message you?

- He's flirting with me. - What?

Hanna has a crush on Johannes Ekholm.

I was at his book publishing party, and we've been chatting a bit.

A bit?

Johannes would never have a crush on Hanna.

Because...? The reason being...?

Well, I can feel it

in my heart.

I don't know about his sexual orientation,

but what kind of people would he be interested in?

Anyone other than Hanna.

Everybody except Hanna?

You?

Is this oven even on?

Wait. No, you have dough here.

Yuck. Yuck.

- Hi. - Hi. Aren't you filming?

No. We tried to bake something.

I think we could start from single gestures and touches.

Yes, and Lasse can take stills of the small touches.

- You could touch here. - Here? Like this.

The most intense form of touching would be biting.

I'll bite your ear if it's okay.

Lasse!

Could you go get the community dildo so we can start shooting?

The settings are right.

- This must be in my muscle memory. - It feels good.

Ekku.

Was that your wallet?

Here's the dildo. I put lube on it.

- Yes, good. - It's better when you put it like this.

Like this...

If we do the hair thing and I come from here

Sorry, let's wait...

- I know this isn't going to work. - How come?

Because this is a cheap toy.

If I pull it a bit, it'll come off. You can't fuck with it.

Isn't the point that it looks good?

It looks like it's going to come off.

Trust me. Let's stick to the call sheet.

So, Ekku would put this into Hanna.

Good, we'll stick to the call sheet.

But we have to start shooting because we're losing light.

Lasse.

Could you go get the community dildo so we can start shooting?

Yeah.

We need it on set.

- Are you Ekku? - Yes.

I'm Rike. Your hair is really good. Let's go.

The viewers don't know he's her brother,

so there could be an erotic fantasy.

The way there was with Luke and Leia.

They kissed, and then he realized that...

- Star Wars. - Yes, Star Wars.

Yes...

All right.

Fan harder.

Ekku, are you ready?

Hands up. Eyes open wide, like two big moons.

Two bats. No wings.

- Fantastic. Thank you. - Very good.

More smoke.

Your eyes are rolling. Your hands are...

666.666.

- How are you feeling? - Good.

It was fantastic. Thank you.

I don't know what else to say.

Me neither. I've never experienced anything like this.

- I didn't even realize I was drooling. - It just happened.

My eyes welled up and I was sweaty.

It seemed like you turned into mass, into energy.

Like in Terminator 2.

How can you cope making YouTube videos and all that?

Sorry, what did you say?

For example, if Shirley and I talk about something intimate,

I immediately feel fucking stupid.

In that conversation, Shirley becomes a supercomputer,

and I'm a fucking cell phone.

Well, today many cell phones are as good as a basic laptop.

- I meant, like, a Nokia 3210. - That's...

That's what I mean.

We don't even speak the same language.

You know what?

Don't take it personally

that your wife is better prepared to talk

about emotions and intimate things.

She was raised as a girl.

Since she was little, she was encouraged or even forced

to discuss, analyse and feel emotions.

Right? Unlike you, maybe.

You can see it everywhere. Think about basic heterosexual porn.

It's a weird example, but even there,

we see the woman's face and we see all the emotions in her.

The man is a torso. And a penis, of course.

You get what I'm saying?

I think it's really interesting that you use

your personal experiences in this.

For me, this is so...

Use the mirror so we can see you.

I'm just an actor in this.

I get into my character and play the role,

but I can't use my personal experiences when I act.

It would be interesting to do it.

Hey, you know what kind of photo we have to take?

Yoo-hoo?

Let me tousle your hair.

You made an advertisement. An advertisement for Finlayson.

There's nothing critical in that.

I feel really uncomfortable when I look at it.

It's very different from the material we've done together.

It makes the couple look credible because we have so many followers.

Every couple in a similar situation would do the same.

If we keep progressing, in which direction are we going?

- We have to do different things. - Why shouldn't we profit from this?

We need different tones.

That's capitalist thinking.

Do you want to eat crispbread for the rest of your life?

They've managed to take it to the next level, but, like...

Yeah. Their material is classic. You can't resist it.

- Hi. - Is it okay if I take a selfie with you?

Is it okay?

Yes!

Of course my friends have been asking

what's actually going on between us.

They also asked about what happened in Tampere.

What was the question?

Is there still something between you two?

Lasse and I?

If you were asking that as a private person,

it would be a lot nicer to answer.

But you're not asking that as a private person.

You're asking because of this film.

If we stand here opposite each other...

What are you doing?

I finally decided what my thesis will be about.

Hanna, you're not the only one who can direct a film.

A film?

About the interfaces between the real and the unreal

and about what the fuck is going on between you two.

Hey, Ara. Nikke, can you please lower the drone.

Don't lower it. Keep it where it is.

Do you want to come inside?

Why can't you explore love with your real partners?

There are hundreds of cute, young assumed males

that would like to have sex with you.

Why can't you make a film about that?

You came to Helsinki. You slept on the couch.

After you left, I went and lay down on your sheets.

Because your scent makes my heart rate immediately drop by half.

It's an incredible combination of feeling safe

and wanting to fuck.

What level of this film are we in?

6:30 a.m.

Oh, you're not finished yet.

Maria and I came to tell you

that we don't want to participate in this project any more.

It might actually be nicer if you didn't film this at all.

This film and this project aren't what we talked about.

The second thing is that we worked on this project together,

and now you're here tying this young male actor up.

You've surrounded yourself with these assumed males

while Maria and I are waiting elsewhere.

What makes this a feminist film in your opinion?

You think this is the right time to tell me that?

What would be the right time?

Do you think it's fair to come here while we're filming?

We can turn the camera off.

Did you just want to capture my reaction?

Why do you victimize yourself like that?

You're a white, privileged heterosexual woman.

We were supposed to have

different sexual orientations, different discourses

and a new kind of feminism.

There are!

This film only portrays your binary heterosexual romantic shit!

I asked you if you want us to make a video of you.

You said you'll think about it. That was three months ago.

I'm not ready to make a video yet. You can't force me to.

You can force them to make videos with you,

but you can't force me to continue in this project!

- I didn't force Ekku to do this. - Nobody was forced to do anything.

He's so naive he'll say yes to anything

if he thinks it'll advance his career.

You're exactly like Kristian.

I hope your film will be what you envisioned.

If Viima and Maria don't feel a personal connection to this project,

it makes me wonder if something is wrong.

For me,

this project has started to feel really interesting only now.

I'm starting to understand the personal aspect of it better.

How?

I've been having really wild visions.

- For the script? - Yes. We could possibly use them.

For example,

a club in Berlin.

In an old factory hall.

There are two floors.

The floor between them is grated.

I also had a vision for our poster.

The Fucking with Nobody poster?

That's just your fantasy you wanted to see as an image.

It has nothing to do with this film's themes.

We can use your fantasy, if you want.

Tell me one of your fantasies.

I've told you my fantasy.

You said, "Should I be turned on?" And then you criticized me.

The way Ekku criticized Ara in this film.

We wrote that scene into this film.

So,

that's why I haven't felt like telling you

about my real fantasies.

So I should be careful what I say when I'm with you?

I shouldn't say anything aloud

or you'll lodge a complaint. Or become traumatized.

Why can't you just understand how shitty it felt when you laughed

at my fantasy?

When was that?

If you remembered, making this film would be nicer.

Do you think it's fair to accuse someone of not remembering?

Maybe I focus on different things than you.

Maybe you could just fuck off

and let me focus on the next session.

My pleasure.

All right, you can stand up and take your shirt off.

You should've asked Hanna to come.

You would've gotten material for social media.

We talked about it,

but we thought this would be too rough for our target audience.

We decided to skip it. We don't want people to unfollow.

Inhale, then exhale, and then I'll pierce it.

Yeah.

Inhale.

Exhale.

Then I'll put the barbell on it.

And now I'll screw the bead onto it.

There you go. That's it.

- Can I take a look? - Sure, go ahead.

My reaction... Damn.

When you're filming,

it's hard to act when you focus on the camera that's this close to you.

Now everything happened elsewhere.

My nipple was the stage,

and everything was reflected on the eyes, the sound and the mood.

This was fucking physical.

Do you get a lot of actors wanting to pierce themselves?

I've been wanting to create an experience

where we share this situation

and where this energy between us

is loving.

It's not about me choosing to love you

and trying to negotiate for your love in return.

I'd like us to share the situation.

Lasse, the thing I remember about our relationship

was that you wanted to decide on my behalf

how I should feel towards you.

I said,

"Lasse, I'm in love with you."

You answered, "No, you're not."

You wanted to decide on my behalf

how I feel about you.

Even if you have a certain idea of love,

you can't define someone else's idea of love

and what they feel.

Really good.

You look amazing. Even though you look ugly, you can see...

I can see your chemistry immediately.

I love the way you threw yourselves into this.

Me too.

It's amazing.

You are so you in these photos.

- Somehow you're one. - Yeah.

- How about a few more pics? - Sure.

You have to be careful when we get physical.

It's fucking cool, but check this out.

No way! You did it!

It must've hurt like hell.

No, don't touch it. You can't touch it.

Isn't touching why you got it pierced?

I mean now. I have to avoid bacteria.

You have to wash your hands.

My fingers were in your mouth a moment ago.

- So you definitely can't touch it. - Saliva is a disinfectant.

No. But do you know what this symbolizes?

No.

Okay. Sorry, this makes me nervous somehow.

I want the role of Ekku

to pierce me.

What?

My role pierces me like my piercing pierces me.

Our project started as a joke, but now it's real.

The way this is real.

You get it?

People have left the project: Viima, Maria.

It doesn't fucking matter. New people will join us.

You and I have incredible energy. Our project depends on it.

You heard what those people said. They complemented our energy.

This is our project, and we can do what we want with it.

I want us to invest in this.

Do you know how much this has given people?

This has helped so many people. Including Krista.

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Er... I came up with an idea.

How would you feel

if, instead of you playing Maila Nurmi and Vampira,

I would play her?

Are you fucking crazy?

I mean we're all victims of gender roles and power dynamics.

We're in shackles. I want us to become free.

If you play Vampira, it's not enough.

If I play her, I'll free myself of the white man's shackles,

of a white man's privileged status.

What? It's my film.

People would still be able to see your hand in it.

The film is me!

Maila Nurmi was Vampira. I am that film.

You can't be me.

You can't get into my skin.

You can't take my film away from me.

You're talking about a white man's burden.

You mustn't get rid of the burden. You have to carry it.

Don't break the set down just yet. I got an idea.

Kristian would go to Krista

and show her this prototype of him playing Vampira.

How does it sound to you?

- Is everything okay? - Yeah, yeah.

You play the lead in your film.

Kristian would play the lead in his film.

Didn't we discuss improvising and having an ensemble cast?

Yeah, that's a nice idea,

but, er...

Kristina's character is making this...

...big, mainstream film.

Yeah. His character is very different from mine.

Hanna's career path has been very different from Kristina's.

Yeah. For the past ten years, I've made choices

that are very different from Kristina's.

That's why it's possible for me to act in my film.

Why couldn't Kristian do the same?

Kristian has signed contracts with financiers and distributors.

He has to maximize ticket sales.

Why doesn't Hanna have to maximize ticket sales?

Who wants to direct a film without maximizing ticket sales?

There are a number of other motives for making a film apart from money.

Such as?

Not everyone makes films

so that they can finance their new sailboat.

Not everyone wants to make a film so that they can fuck their costar.

It's not as superficial as it seems.

Hanna and Ekku are in love.

- What? - Everybody's noticed it.

Lasse. Lasse. Wait a moment.

Since when have you been able to tell I'm in love?

Well, it might be uncomfortable or embarrassing,

but everything's cool.

Nobody's accusing anyone of anything.

It's beautiful, and everyone can see it.

It's your fantasy, by the way.

We've been looking for a fantasy for Hanna for three months. This is it.

What is?

You and Ekku's fake relationship being real.

For fuck's sake!

Would it be so terrible if you were in love with Ekku?

I'm saying this as a woman who's a couple of years older than you.

Ekku's the best offer you're ever going to get.

Grab it.

You'd have a good life.

A marriage of convenience?

Is this when the gap between our generations appears here?

You mean I don't...

You think I'm so X I can't see as far as Y?

That's why I created Krista's character.

You've been playing the nightmare I don't want to become.

Krista's psyche shouldn't define you.

You won't be Krista if you accept the offer.

It doesn't go like that. Krista is her own entity.

It doesn't mean that everybody is unhappy

if they marry a person they don't love.

Don't compare yourself to Krista, for God's sake.

I'm just saying that's...

I'm tired of seeing you do what you do.

Is it too much to ask

that just once in my life I could fall in love with someone

who'd love me back.

With someone?

Who are you waiting for?

I could be in a relationship with Johannes.

Johannes?

- Johannes Ekholm? - Yes.

I'm sorry.

Hanna. C'mon.

I'd also like to ask you out on a riding date in real life,

but a riding date while filming feels easier and safer.

I mean, I think you're really hot.

Didn't you... I mean, how obvious was it

when I asked you to act in this film?

I thought it might be about that,

but then I figured that I decide where my limits are regarding this.

I'm trying to navigate a complicated situation.

But this has been a lot of fun.

We still have the possibility of...

This film is ambitious and has potential,

and that's why we probably have to discuss

the things we can bring back into it.

The viewers are waiting to see what happens with certain things

that we introduced in the beginning.

For example, what happens to Hanna and Ekku's relationship?

So many things were introduced in the beginning,

and we don't get any closure for them.

Could Hanna direct Vampira?

The female leads Hanna and Krista somehow come across

as unhappy, cynical and unpleasant.

What does this film say about women who have power

and realize their visions?

I joined this project

because Hannaleena is the director, writer

and main character.

I thought that was inspiring, but it doesn't show in the film.

In this version I identify with Lasse.

Is Lasse the main character?

You do a really good job acting. You were funny.

Your sense of comedy is great. You're intelligent.

As a woman and a feminist,

do I once again want to be on the male character's side?

What's going on?

Are you two doing it consciously?

What's really problematic is Lasse trying to impregnate Hanna

in a twisted way, behind her back.

An immaculate conception. Very problematic.

To be honest, I'm not ready to accept the feedback

about Lasse being more relatable.

The biggest problem is not about relatability.

Don't you think there's a problem

in Lasse's character starting to want Hanna's character

only because Hanna becomes a binary bimbo from the 1950s?

Lasse sees images of Hanna.

You wrote your character. You made her like that.

She's the way she is because you wrote her.

We wrote this film together.

You can't tell me I'm responsible for the problem in the script.

In this case I can.

Didn't your intuition...

The problems is ours.

Our crew doesn't understand the central points in our film.

This wasn't supposed to be a film

about a relatable character named Lasse

and about him wanting a baby.

Can you drive us the fuck out of here?

May I say one thing first?

The way I see it,

is that once again you've lead us into a pretty shitty situation

and now you're blaming all the shit on me.

Can you stop tapping your fingers?

This is how free Lasse is?

If he taps his fingers, Hanna comes and tells him, "No thank you."

I have to edit this film.

If you tap your fingers, we'll have to rerecord the sound.

- I don't want to rerecord. - But this was...

I don't want to spend time in the recording studio with you

- because working with you pisses me off. - I've noticed.

Every time we get to the point

where I participate in the writing of this project,

you always say I'm pushing myself into the center of the film.

Can't you see the problems in this film?

Don't you think it's a problem

that every time you make a decision,

you choose not to be nice, pleasant...

Oh, now you're giving me feedback.

Just a moment. I'll record this.

I want to record this.

- And put it on YouTube? - No, in this film.

"My dirty ex-boyfriend..." Once again he's oppressing a woman.

Is this the first time you're my ex-boyfriend?

That's what's been happening in the past.

And I wouldn't be surprised if it happened again in the future.

But if you let me make my point, since we're in this nice, calm place.

I'm genuinely surprised

why you repeatedly choose not to be nice, pleasant, empathetic.

What kind of a human monster are you?

Who wants to watch a film

where the main characters behaves the way you do?

If I may speak from my heart, I'm telling you

you're an envious, selfish egoist.

The minute the spotlight isn't on you, you...

I can be in the spotlight.

If you think I'm a human monster, run me over.

We can do a scene

where Lasse the hero gets rid of Hanna the monster.

And you can make a closing scene where you meet some lovely woman,

move into a row house with her and have children with her.

Lasse, I've sacrificed my private life in this film,

and this was supposed to be our film.

I wrote all my memories in this film,

but you have given nothing.

You've just played a fucking mascot throughout.

So run me over.

This has been an incredible journey.

But of course there are challenges when you play the lead

and also direct the film.

Without this crew, it wouldn't have been possible.

Tanja Heinänen, you just finished shooting Fucking with Nobody.

Does your character resemble the characters you've played before?

I'd like to say

that film actors can never fully escape themselves.

I admire you

because you didn't try to hide the imperfections in your skin

in your previous films.

You tried to tonight, but it didn't save you.

Your eyes are hard to make up.

It's such a lovely mood here, so bubbly.

I feel great.

My role was small, but it was lovely being part of a big production.

We have a... We're no longer together.

We're not together, but we have a professional relationship.

Your T-zone is quite oily.

You have a hunchback. Blackheads. Cellulite.

Usually actors try to avoid having a double chin.

You show your body hair.

Women around the world thank you, Tanja,

but do you think you'll ever get laid again?

Bring it!

You can do it!

C'mon! You can do it!

This isn't sex.

This is a manifesto.