Juulia (Alma Pöysti, Fallen Leaves) is a successful Member of the Parliament with a seemingly perfect marriage with her priest husband Matias (Eero Milonoff). But when Juulia finds out Matias has had a year-long affair with Enni (Oona Airola), she collapses. To save her relationship, Juulia proposes a polyamorous marriage without secrets and invites Enni to be a part of their lives. Soon, Juulia herself falls in love with queer cabaret singer Miska (Pietu Wikström) and the quartet form a loving yet complicated extended family.

A relationship drama in a new form, Vilhunen’s multi-faceted story explores modern romance in a mature way, avoiding sensationalism in order to authentically understand the desires of a series of chaotic, complex characters. Disarmingly optimistic and tautly scripted, festival favourite Vilhunen breaks the stereotypes in order to show that the course of true love never did run smooth.

Thanks to Modern Films for this preview. Four Little Adults is released on 21 June.

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