Stars above follows the stories of three women from the same family across three different decades. The main characters – Saima, Tuulikki and Salla – each lives in the same country house. Saima´s story takes place in the war time 1942, when Finland fought against Soviet Union, Tuulikki´s story in colourful year 1978 and Salla´s story in the present day. Each woman is between 30 and 40. This deep and beautiful, yet humorous film pictures the encounters between people and the possibilities for choice. How much does the time we live in affect us - and our ability to hold on to our dreams? What are those things which we pass on from one generation to the next? What changes, what remains the same? And to what extent do mothers´ choices, let alone their unspoken secrets, affect their daughters´ lives?
Saara Cantell
Writer, Director
Irina Björklund
Saima
Leo Sjöman
Toivo
Meri Nenonen
Tuulikki
Kai Vaine
Seppo
Elin Petersdottir
Salla
Senja Mäkiaho
Salla-Mari
Tuulia Eloranta
Kerttu-piika
Lauri Tanskanen
Ville Romppainen
Tommi Raitolehto
Börje
Mayerling62%
Radium Girls67%
My Brilliant Career61%
Munich - The Edge of War69%
Radioactive65%
Origin62%
Hamnet77%
Maudie77%
I Can't Think Straight75%
Nine Lives61%
The Secret: Dare to Dream73%
Breathe74%
Downton Abbey71%
Disappearing Acts61%
Northanger Abbey68%
I Still Believe75%
Ruth & Boaz75%
Come See the Paradise62%
Purple Hearts80%
Racing with the Moon63%
