The read
A Balasaur Score of 74 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 90%. Critics rate it 22 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 85% of the 7,033 2010s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
A grieving heart surgeon struggling with the loss of his wife drifts through an emotionally detached life while raising his teenage daughter. His chance encounter with a dominatrix awakens feelings he thought were gone, drawing him into a dark and unconventional world where pain and desire intertwine.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes90%
Critics rate it 22 points higher than audiences do.
202 audience votes
Key crew
- J-P ValkeapääDirector
- Michal NejtekOriginal Music Composer
- Juhana LummeScreenplay
- J-P ValkeapääScreenplay
Cast
- Pekka StrangJuha
- Krista KosonenMona
- Ilona HuhtaElli
- Jani VolanenJuha's Co-worker
- Oona AirolaSatu
- Iiris AnttilaPiercer
- Ester GeislerováWife
- Samuel ShipwayMoped Boy
- Ellen KarppoElli 4 yrs.
- Armands ReinisFisherman
- Sofia KaipainenGirl at School
- Viivi IhalainenGirl at School
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Themes
bondagesexual obsessionfinnishdark comedysuffocationdominatrixlosslovegriefbdsmsexual dominationgirl with piercings