8-ball | |
Native Name: | |
Director: | Aku Louhimies |
Based On: | Crime novel by Marko Kilpi |
Cinematography: | Mika Orasmaa |
Editing: | Samu Heikkilä |
Studio: | Blind Spot Pictures Oy Elokuvatuotantoyhtiö MJÖLK |
Distributor: | Oy Nordisk Film Ab |
Runtime: | 107 minutes |
Country: | Finland |
Language: | Finnish |
8-pallo (en|'''8-ball'''|italic=yes)[1] is a 2013 Finnish film directed by Aku Louhimies and based on a crime novel Elävien kirjoihin by Marko Kilpi.[2]
The film tells the story of a single mother Pike (Jessica Grabowsky) who, having just been released from prison, is trying to start her life anew. When her former boyfriend Lalli (Eero Aho) comes back from abroad, it opens a window into a past that Pike wants to put behind her.[3]