HELSINKI DIARIES
Production 2019
HELSINKI DIARIES
A young woman — beautiful, fragile, yet marked by a quiet strength — is searching for the light after a dark event has shaken her life. With grace and dignity, she gradually frees herself from the weight of the past.
In HELSINKI DIARIES, Nathalie Larquet follows her protagonist Gesa Piper in a single continuous shot, moving through interior and exterior spaces. What unfolds is a radically pared-down cinematic chamber piece: the dancer appears to expel pain from her body through song and movement. The images are raw, unfiltered, at times stark — yet suffused with tenderness and deep empathy.
The camera, like the editing, is free, unruly, yet governed by precise control. Together, the two artists shape a wordless portrait — and it is precisely in this silence that HELSINKI DIARIES draws its power: a striking response to a discourse so often dominated by words — #MeToo.
Synopsis
After an attempted rape and the brutal rejection by her closest friend, Gesa retreats into silence and isolation. Georgia, a fellow student and flatmate, invites her on a journey through the wild landscapes of Finland. This voyage north becomes an intimate passage through pain, resilience, and rebirth. In the silent beauty of nature, the two women grow closer and discover an unexpected tenderness.
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