Heartbeast

A Girl’s Room (Working title)

Feature Film | 2020-2022 | Love, Psychodrama, Thriller | Finland, France, Germany

Main data

Director	Aino Suni
Written by	Aino Suni
Production	Adastra Films [fr], Made [fi], Oma Inge Film [de]
Distributor	Kinology [fr], B-Plan Distribution [fi], Port au Prince Pictures GmbH [de], Wayna Pitch [fr]

Shooting data

Start of shooting	28/08/2020
End of shooting	29/10/2020
Locations	Nice, Cannes, Mougins (South of France), Hamburg (Germany), Helsinki (Finland)
Filming regions	Finland, France - Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Germany - Hamburg

Project data

Budget	1,2 M€
Film financing	Département des Alpes-Maritimes [fr] Région Sud - Provence Alpes Côte d´Azur [fr] Finnish Film Foundation [fi] MOIN Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein [de] - production funding: 195.000 EUR (03/2020) MOIN Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein [de] - distribution funding (theatrical): 30.000 EUR (12/2022)
Length of movie	1h 42min

Cast

Trailers/Videos

Trailer/Video on Youtube
German Trailer
Youtube (French)

Posters

Brief synopsis

Elina, a 15-year old aspiring rapper, is forced to leave her home country of Finland and move to the South of France when her mother finds a French boyfriend. She is immediately drawn to her new step-sister Sofia, 17, a charismatic ballet dancer who leads a double life full of boys and drugs. Soon, Elina and Sofia’s friendship turns into a power game with toxic consequences.

(https://www.ewawomen.com/film-industry-articles/aino-sunis-a-girls-room-shortlisted-at-breaking-through-the-lens/)

Cast

Actor	Role name	Voice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Elsi Sloan	Elina [L]
Carmen Kassovitz	Sofia [L]
Adel Bencherif	Karim [SR]
Camille	Audrey [SR]
Chilla	self [SR]
Lucille Guillaume	Karoline [SR]
Rebekka Kuukka	Amanda [SR]
Juho Milonoff	Juha [SR]
Julia Anna Grob	Winona [SR]
Sarah Masuch	Ballet teacher [SR]
Gustavs Edvards Gailus	Thomas [SR]
Andreas Grötzinger	Micky [SR]
Mama Bouras	Salma [SR]
Juliette Gernez	Claire [SR]
Vivien Mahler	Paramedic

Crew

Activity	Name	Comment
1st AD	Olivier Falkowski French Unit	French Unit
2nd AD	Bénédicte Dujardin French & German Unit	French & German Unit
Director of photography	Kerttu Hakkarainen
Steadicam operator	Daniel Leibold Hamburg	Hamburg
Steadicam operator	Florian Klos Hamburg	Hamburg
Steadicam operator	Quentin Boschini
1st assistant camera	Vincent Gastinel
2nd assistant camera	Jens Ulrich Schlegel German Unit	German Unit
DIT digital imaging technician	Christian Saure German Unit	German Unit
Still photographer	Andreas Schlieter German Unit	German Unit
Casting director	Marion Haack German Unit	German Unit
Casting director	Minna Sorvoja
Extras/bit player casting	Nelis Friedrichs German Unit	German Unit
Costume designer	Julia Fouroux
Assistant costume designer	Hanna Pulkkinen Hamburg unit	Hamburg unit
Costumer / wardrobe	Hannah Petersen Hamburg	Hamburg
Director	Aino Suni
1st AD (local system)	Esa-Lu Lorenz German Unit	German Unit
Script supervisor	Elif Esen German Unit, 10SD	German Unit, 10SD
Extras coordinator	Nelis Friedrichs German Unit	German Unit
Editor	Ville Hakonen
Editor	Thibault Hague
Key grip	Micha Lewandowski German Unit	German Unit
Key grip	Quentin Boschini
Grip	Olaf Piayda German Unit	German Unit
Gaffer	Henning Blum German Unit	German Unit
Lighting technician / electrician	Angelina Hild Hamburg	Hamburg
Lighting technician / electrician	Ralph Andrykowski German Unit	German Unit
Additional electrician	Lasse Klemm German Unit, trainee	German Unit, trainee
Key makeup artist/hair stylist	Audrey Crépin
Makeup artist / hair stylist	Jessica Mathies German Unit	German Unit
Additional make up artist	Katrin Loeffler German Unit, 5 DT	German Unit, 5 DT
Additional make up artist	Martina Eppers German Unit, 1 DT	German Unit, 1 DT
Composer	Jean-Benoît Dunckel
Producer	Frauke Kolbmüller
Producer	Ilona Tolmunen
Producer	Sébastien Aubert
Producer trainee	Suzanna Wrzeszcz Werkstudentin Oma Inge Film, German Unit	Werkstudentin Oma Inge Film, German Unit
Assistant production designer	Stella Rossié German Unit	German Unit
Art director	Verena Schlünsen German Unit	German Unit
Prop master	Petra Jakobowski Hamburg	Hamburg
Standby props	Franziska Schillig 4 DT Hamburg	4 DT Hamburg
Standby props	Sabine Richter German Unit, 3 DT	German Unit, 3 DT
Location scout	Karin Verbeek German Unit	German Unit
Production manager	Karim Canama
Production coordinator	Jule Engel
Set manager/ floor manager	Frauke Oelrich German Unit	German Unit
Set manager/ floor manager	Lisa Carstensen 2 Drehtage, Hamburg	2 Drehtage, Hamburg
Assistant set/floor manager	Nele Wesselow German Unit	German Unit
Assistant set/floor manager	Suzanna Wrzeszcz German Unit, 2 DT	German Unit, 2 DT
Production driver	Kathrin-Niña Lenzner German Unit	German Unit
Set runner	Suzanna Wrzeszcz German Unit	German Unit
Set runner	Annabell Heidenreich German Unit, 2 DT	German Unit, 2 DT
Set runner	Tom Linardatos German Unit, 2 DT	German Unit, 2 DT
Screenwriter	Aino Suni
Production sound mixer	Michael Manzke
Boom operator	Martin Gerigk Shoot Germany	Shoot Germany
Boom operator	Robert Rezo German Unit, 2 DT	German Unit, 2 DT
Sound supervisor	Nico Berthold
Sound re-recording mixer	Nico Berthold
Sound re-recording mixer	Ralph Thiekötter
Sound designer	Simone Weber
Sound designer	Thomas Appel
Foley recordist	Luis Schöffend
Adr editor	Andreas Vorwerk
Foley editor	Luis Schöffend
Foley editor	Volker Armbruster
Foley artist	Volker Armbruster

Production companies

Company	Comment
Adastra Films [fr]
Made [fi]
Oma Inge Film [de]

Distribution / Sales companies

Company	Comment
Kinology [fr] World Sales	World Sales
B-Plan Distribution [fi] Finland (theatrical)	Finland (theatrical)
Port au Prince Pictures GmbH [de] Germany (theatrical)	Germany (theatrical)
Wayna Pitch [fr] France (theatrical)	France (theatrical)

Facilities

Department	Company	Comment
Cameras and Utilities	MBF Filmtechnik GmbH
Cameras and Utilities	Xinetix steadicam rental GmbH OP Florian Klos	OP Florian Klos
Grip	MBF Filmtechnik GmbH
Lighting and Utilities	MBF Filmtechnik GmbH
Finance/Law/Insurance	adag Payroll Services GmbH
Transportation, Travel and Accomodation	MEDIAS Reiseservice
Costumes	PATIN-A SHOP GmbH Costume Supplies	Costume Supplies
Props	Film Ambulanz Hamburg Medizinische Ausstattung	Medizinische Ausstattung
Vehicles and aircrafts	sani for set med. Fachberatung und Kostüm	med. Fachberatung und Kostüm

Awards

Award winner	Year	Award	Category
Frauke Kolbmüller	2022	Filmfest Hamburg [de] Hamburg Producer Award - Int. co-productions	Hamburg Producer Award - Int. co-productions	Nominated
Port au Prince Pictures GmbH [de]	2022	Filmfest Hamburg [de] Art Cinema Award	Art Cinema Award	Nominated
Aino Suni	2022	Biberacher Filmfestspiele [de] Schüler-Biber	Schüler-Biber	Winner
Aino Suni	2022	Biberach Film Festival [de] Golden Bieber - Best Feature Film	Golden Bieber - Best Feature Film	Nominated

Festivals

Year	Country	Festival	Comment
2022	Germany	Filmfest Hamburg
2022	Estonia	Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF)

Cinema releases and premieres

Type	Country	Date	Comment
Theatre release	France	Wednesday, 22/02/2023
Theatre release	Germany	Monday, 05/12/2022
Theatre release	Finland	Friday, 04/11/2022
Premiere		Wednesday, 02/02/2022	Göteborg Film Festival [se]

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Brief synopsis

Cast

Crew

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