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Iris

Iris

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Iris

2011

1h 25m

3.0(1 votes)

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Overview

A hauntingly beautiful and unusual coming-of-age tale. Set in 1890, Iris's artist mother leaves Stockholm for the summer and sends her 9-year old daughter to stay with an uncle in the Finnish archipelago. The girl learns to play with other children and discovers the joys of friendship in the remote Åland Islands.

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10 featured cast members

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Agnes Koskinen

Iris

Maria Salomaa

Ester

Eleonora Andersson

Sofia

Tobias Zilliacus

Tobias Zilliacus

Elias

Magnus Krepper

Magnus Krepper

Bruno

Marika Parkkomäki

Jolanda

Robert Enckell

Robert Enckell

Postmästaren / Döden

Oskar Pöysti

Samuel

Pia Runnakko

Selma

Emmi Pesonen

Helena

Creative team

Directed by: Ulrika Bengts
Written by: Annina Enckell
Produced by: Mats Långbacka

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