Oscar Nominee Selma Vilhunen to Stage Biggest Pic Ever, “She Did Not Show Remorse,” for Dionysos, Nordisk Film (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comAnnika Pham One of Finland’s most high-profile filmmakers, Selma Vilhunen has given voices to women of all ages in her fiction and non-fiction works, from the Oscar-nominated short “Do I Have to Take Care of Everything” to Berlin Crystal Bear winner “Stupid Young Heart” to her most recent pic, “Four Little Adults,” for which Alma Pöysti won best acting in Göteborg.
Her next pic, “She Did Not Show Remorse,” will be her most ambitious epic work, but also her most enraged look at female shame culture in patriarchal societies.
Vilhunen and producer Venla Hellstedt of Finland’s Dionysos Films, have unveiled details of the storyline and the first visual in exclusivity to Variety, ahead of their pitch at Haugesund’s Nordic Co-Production Market Aug.
21. Vilhunen’s first foray into period drama is based on Tommi Kinnunen’s best-selling novel “Ei kertonut katuvansa” (“Defiance” in English), itself inspired by true events.
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