Unto Helo

The story of a rock band "Kalle Päätalo" in the 1980s.

A B-ish movie styled short in drama, thriller and comedy genres. As a filmmaker, I aim to create noticable, memorable moments into cultural time, and I wish the punchline of this film does just that. I also hope you like nuts.

When their bootlegging father ends up in jail, four twenty-something brothers need money to pay his debts to local crooks. Next, their 9-year-old half-sister is dumped on their doorstep by her prostitute mother. A karaoke set helps reveal that the little girl is quite a singer, just as a talent contest for children is coming up on national television offering more than enough money to the winner.

A love story set in the world of theater. Romeo and Juliet is to be the season's grand premiere. Noora, the female lead in the play, breaks her leg at the kickoff party, and Laura, an actress who due to her debilitating stage fright has ended up as the prompter for the play, gets a chance of a lifetime. There are 8 days to the premiere.