Perhoset (2024) Movie Script
1
Deep friendship like a warm stove
A light on the porch
Can you find your way here?
Do birds have a nesting...
site?
Will you step over the threshold,
even though it makes no sense?
After everything that happened
This was for you, Ulla.
STORAGE FULL
Is he having a seizure?
Hello? Is everything okay?
Everything's okay.
Oh my God, I can't believe it.
Petri Mustonen.
- Our favorite singer. In the flesh.
- Well, well.
- Can we take a photo with you?
- Sure.
WRITTEN BY
ANNA BROTKIN
PRODUCED BY
MIIA HAAVISTO
DIRECTED BY
JENNI TOIVONIEMI
BUTTERFLIES
ENTREPRENEURS' ASSOCIATION
OF SOUTH OSTROBOTHNIA
ANNUAL PARTY
Hi. Excuse me.
I'd like to check one thing.
Did you get the instructions
I sent on the minister's diet?
Yes, we did.
I'll go over it once more.
No avocados, no goat cheese,
no tofu,
and salmon must be served warm.
That's right.
No fresh coriander...
The gluten-free meal
was for you, right?
- The chef apparently left it here.
- Thanks.
Do you know if there are nuts in this?
He had knee surgery.
- I can tell your knee's working.
- It's already better.
- The Fur Farmer of the Year.
- Fur Farmer of the Year. Congrats.
- Come visit our farm.
- I'll try to make it.
- Ten minutes to her speech.
- Yes.
Ten minutes.
Hello.
- I need to give a speech?
- Yes, Daniel has written it.
- I have?
- You were supposed to.
- No one told me to.
- I did.
Nice to meet you.
So, who's going to write it?
Seinjoki is a city
located in South Ostrobothnia...
Hi, Mom.
A bit busy, but tell me.
Is it connected to Wi-Fi?
Yeah?
It's the same thing.
I don't know why it's not called
the Internet. Ask Riku.
No, I haven't called Dad.
I don't have time for his crazy bullshit.
There's robust persistence
in the people here in Ostrobothnia.
You have entrepreneurship
in your genes...
- Fuck. People don't know how to behave.
- Yep.
New businesses make Seinjoki
an even more attractive city.
Many Finns want to live
in a city that is just the right size.
A city that has services and culture.
Seinjoki Tango Festival,
held this weekend...
Just a minute.
Dad.
- Hey. What are you doing here?
- No. What are you doing here?
Eating.
- How did you know I was here?
- I didn't. I just found out.
- You're here just because?
- I'm also an entrepreneur.
Okay, "Lauri."
How is your "Earthmoving, Blasting
and Rock Excavation Company" doing?
Why didn't you tell me
you were in town?
This is the minister's last stop
on her provincial tour.
We're here for one day.
- A cream puff?
- No.
- I'm not staying.
- Even though the tango festival is on?
Especially because of that.
Like the locals say,
"We try to do a good job,
but tend to do an excellent job."
Why don't I go say hi
to your boss and ask if it's true
that you don't have time
to stay for the tango festival.
Don't.
- Are you embarrassed of me?
- No.
Good.
What?
Jouni, sorry, now is not a good...
Sorry, what?
Please repeat.
You're going to do what?
Jouni, Lena-Maj can't come
to the phone right now,
but do you remember
what your couples therapist said?
I understand,
but I'm sure this can wait
until we're back in Helsinki tonight.
- Times have changed.
- Oh, yes.
I see you two have met.
On behalf
of the tango festival organization,
I officially invited
the minister to the festival.
- Unfortunately we don't have time.
- Yes, that's right.
This is the best summer weekend
in Seinjoki.
Siiri, how come
I didn't know you're from here?
She's become a city girl.
- We're staying for the weekend.
- What?
Great!
We have
Business Finland's dinner tomorrow.
- Let's cancel it. I want to stay here.
- You want to stay here?
- That's what I said.
- In Seinjoki?
You have to believe her.
I'll go look for hotel rooms
and let the staff in Helsinki know.
Why don't we book meetings too
while we're here.
Daniel, let's go mingle a little.
You can tell jokes to the mayor.
- What?
- Are you hungry, perhaps?
Yes.
- Why haven't you eaten?
- There are nuts in everything here.
No, there aren't.
TANGO MENU
The chef said
it'll be ready in two minutes.
Thanks.
Petri.
Makkonen.
- Has the electric car been working?
- Yes, it has.
- Have you managed to charge it?
- Yes.
Just a reminder. You shouldn't use
the cars for personal rides.
- That's what the contract said.
- Just a reminder.
I remember.
Right.
- Well, why don't I get going.
- Well, why don't you.
Why are you so angry at me?
This is not the time to bond.
I'm working.
- Why are you talking like that?
- I have food in my mouth.
- I meant, where's your dialect?
- I've never spoken it.
Yes, you have.
- You don't speak the local dialect.
- I've traveled the world.
- Your band played on a cruise ship.
- Same thing.
- You have something there...
- Where?
- Something red on your face.
- Beetroot?
No. Well, I don't know.
A rash.
- What's in this pasta?
- There are no nuts.
- What are the ingredients?
- Beetroot, onion, crme fraiche.
Pine seeds.
- Pine nuts!
- They're actually seeds.
No, they're classified as nuts.
- Why are they called pine seeds then?
- They're called pine nuts!
Where's my asthma inhaler?
This can't happen now.
My face will turn bright red.
I need a doctor.
Huh?
- It's a seed.
- Nut.
I used to only get a rash,
but this time I had difficulty breathing
and I had some kind of fit.
I was, like, "Jesus, I'm going to die."
I mean, I really didn't think
I was going to die.
I mean, it wasn't that bad.
- But I felt really strange.
- Right.
Petri Mustonen.
I've been trying to reach you
in regards to the bankruptcy.
I can't hear you.
I'm next to a construction site.
I can't hear anything. Bye!
I have to say you look kind of familiar.
We went to school together.
- We did?
- Yes.
Tommi.
Now I remember.
You played Finnish baseball
and dated Annika, aka Bangs.
I remember there was
an angelfish aquarium
in the school lobby.
You asked people to sign a petition
because the lobby was
too noisy for the fish.
I was a bit naive when I was a kid.
I admired you.
You can put the shirt... shirt thingy on.
Take your time.
It seems you didn't just have
an allergic reaction.
It could've also been a panic attack.
Okay.
Why would I have a panic attack?
I'm not in panic in any way.
You felt you couldn't breathe.
You felt you were going to die.
Your resting heart rate is 110.
It's very high.
I didn't know that.
One determining factor could be
that you're under a lot of stress.
Of course I'm under a lot of stress.
Everyone is under a lot of stress.
Prolonged stress can lead
to heart failure or even heart attack.
You can get a heart attack and cancer
from anything. Blah blah blah.
It also happens to young people.
I gotta go.
I need to check a couple of e-mails.
- What did he say?
- Allergic reaction, as I suspected.
Hi.
Oh. Okay.
Well, great.
Yes, I'll see you there. Bye.
Fuck! Daniel got us hotel rooms.
Isn't that great?
No, it sucks because
I was supposed to take care of it.
Couldn't any trained monkey do that?
No. If I had booked them
instead of some newbie assistant guy,
Lena-Maj would think I'm irreplaceable.
"I should take Siiri with me
when I move to Zrich."
Zrich?
Lena-Maj will work in Zrich
as the head of corporate responsibility
for this big international
investment bank.
She's going to hire
one assistant from Finland.
I'm hoping she'll hire me.
- What?
- What? I didn't say anything.
- I know what you're going to say.
- What?
- That I've stepped in rich people's shit.
- I said nothing.
- What are those ads?
- I sold advertising space.
- I'm certain this isn't your car.
- It is.
Where is it?
- You should relax sometimes.
- You should be quiet for two seconds.
- What are you looking for?
- My phone.
It's in your pocket.
I see.
- Shit.
- Fuck!
Watch where you drive, for fuck's sake!
Aren't you getting out?
- It's best you go.
- But you drove.
- You're more diplomatic.
- What does that have to do with this?
- This is your car.
- That you borrowed.
What?
She'll calm down when she sees
a woman was driving.
Okay. Wow. Fucking perfect.
Wait. You have to get out
through my door.
What the hell?
Sorry, sorry. It was my mistake.
Why the fuck didn't you look
in the mirrors?
- That's what they're there for.
- All right, let's calm down.
Are you giving a ride
to some goddamn princess?
- Is he not man enough to get out?
- Apparently not.
Hello?
What's this?
- What's going on?
- That's hard to tell.
Let's sort this out
once you've calmed down.
I should've guessed you're a politician.
Can you google
how to turn this sound off?
My phone's stuck.
Should we go grab a coffee?
What are you doing?
I've spent, what, 45 minutes with you.
I've been both in a car accident
and a hospital.
I want that job,
and I won't let you screw things up.
I'll drive myself to the hotel,
and you'll stop interfering in my life.
- What hotel is this?
- That's my question too.
The only one that had rooms.
Every hotel is booked
because of the tango festival.
Is everything okay?
I haven't been in a bar in years.
I'd love to go to a bar.
Let's go for a drink
once we have our rooms.
Here's the key
for your suite, Minister. Third floor.
Thank you.
I'll see you here in 30 minutes.
Change so I don't have to be
embarrassed of you.
What's wrong with her?
Jouni sent her a WhatsApp message,
saying he wants a divorce.
What?
He promised me
he wouldn't do anything rash.
- And he did.
- Fucking Jouni.
I arranged them couples therapy.
- And this is his way of thanking me.
- But Lena-Maj never went.
What?
Lena-Maj said the therapist was
a whiny bitch who was on Jouni's side.
What's taking so long?
Here are your keys.
Rooms 308 and 309.
- Thank you.
- Thank you so much.
- Happy with your cell phone plan?
- Oh, yes.
I'll make you a nice offer.
- Happy with your phone plan?
- No, thanks.
- We can offer you a really good deal.
- I'm sure.
- Hi.
- No thank you.
All right.
- Hi. Happy with your phone plan?
- Yes.
I can make you a...
- Hi.
- You happy with your phone plan?
Can you help me?
My phone says the storage is full.
Sorry. That's not part of my job.
Hi. Are you happy
with your phone plan?
- Aren't you a phone salesman?
- Actually a phone plan salesman.
We're not supposed to touch
customers' devices.
You have permission
to touch my device.
I really don't have time. I'm working.
Hi. Are you happy
with your phone plan?
You have nothing but time
because no one's buying your plans.
I'll take a look at it
if you buy a plan from me.
- No...
- It's a good deal.
- I'll buy a plan.
- All right. Great.
Do you have your photos in the cloud?
What do you mean, cloud?
I mean iCloud, Google Drive
or an external hard drive
I can save these on.
I only need one video from it,
but the phone is stuck.
Don't poke me
as I'm working on your device.
Can you transfer it somewhere for now,
like your computer?
We can't download customers' files
into our work computers.
I'll lose my job
if there's home-made porn in them.
- There's no home-made porn in mine.
- I can't get this to work.
Take it somewhere else.
Alright, thanks.
Hey, the phone plan!
- Just a minute.
- Okay.
I'll be here.
I'm Pete Halinen from Keuruu.
For those of you who don't know me yet,
this is my fifth summer working here.
Here we have an amazing team spirit!
When you've driven a person,
write down the kilometers.
On Sunday you'll return the cars
to Makkonen's dealership.
No need to come here.
Perfect. Give yourselves
a warm round of applause.
You're a great bunch.
And here they come,
Tango Singing Contest finalists.
It's raining, but we have
sunshine on our minds.
Raise your signs, please.
We have good-looking people here.
Have a lovely Tango Festival.
It's going to be a great one.
- There you go. Welcome.
- Thank you.
Let's make sure everybody's inside.
You can get these polished, can't you?
Please leave them
at reception here when they're ready.
Pete Halinen speaking. Will do.
Yes, I'll take care of it.
This is Pete Halinen. What's up, buddy?
How was your wife's hip surgery?
Glad to hear that.
I'm calling about the porta potty deal.
Welcome to the closing dance
on Saturday.
There's a DJ after the band.
Welcome to the closing dance
on Saturday.
There's a DJ after the band.
Welcome to the closing dance
on Saturday.
- There's a DJ after the band.
- Sorry for disturbing...
Do you want to know
what I've planned for the weekend?
Did Rejstrm ever comment
on the budget?
Yes, he suggested we keep
the doubled depreciation right
for equipment investments.
- Siiri, can you get me olives?
- Sure.
Can you also bring me
something to drink?
I don't know if you remember us.
Hannu and I
wanted to ask you something.
This meet and greet thing.
Would it be possible?
Excuse me, what?
You want to meet? With me?
Yes. We've dreamed about it for years.
Maybe a song if it's not too weird.
Right. I'm not sure...
We'll pay, of course.
Right. Maybe it's possible.
- These aren't olives.
- You want them or not?
They're fine.
You should check
they don't contain nuts.
They're for my boss.
Do you often get cheese puffs
for your boss?
Well, she is
minister of economic affairs.
What?
- My boss is minister of economic affairs!
- Okay. Wow. Great.
Yes. It was nice bumping into you.
You forgot your boss's puffs.
Thanks.
They didn't have olives.
What do you mean?
I guess they don't eat olives
here in the backwater.
They eat crappy cheese puffs
and watered down cheap beer
or warm wine coolers.
Ta-da. They have
a gin and tonic bar here.
They use local organic gin,
and the guy selling these is hot.
Everyone else is having fun except us.
Yes, I understand you perfectly,
but we agreed that emptying
the toilets was included in the deal.
OUT OF ORDER
Yes, I understand,
but where am I going to put
17,000 liters of feces?
This is so great.
We've been coming
to your shows since the beginning.
Last year we counted
that we've been to 400 of your shows.
If you count church concerts and all.
Is it okay if we pay
the first installment in cash?
Yes.
Well, well.
Excuse me, just a moment.
Just a moment.
- Hi, Ulla.
- What do you want?
- Can't you even say hi?
- It's best my friend doesn't.
I made a video of me singing to you.
- What kind of video?
- Ulla, you don't have to.
It's in my phone, but my phone is stuck...
Stop lying.
You promised to take her on vacation,
and move in with her,
and you've done nothing.
- It's a work in progress.
- You're a work in progress.
Ulla, he's lost all his money.
Everybody's talking about it.
I wondered
if you'd like to meet my daughter.
- Is she here?
- She's here on business.
No one's interested.
- Talk to the hand.
- Henkka...
Next up, we have
Finnish evergreens karaoke.
Our first singer is Petri M,
who'll perform his song "Traveling Man."
Go, Petri!
Yes...
What an amazing start for the night.
This is a historical moment,
since Petri Mustonen was crowned
Tango Prince in the early 90s.
- Should we leave?
- Let's hear your dad sing.
I love karaoke.
He'll sing his own hit song.
Stars light the dark highway
When I hit the road
I don't miss anyone
I drive past plains and streams
It doesn't matter
what my destination is
- Do you want to dance?
- Sorry, no.
Wow. Sure.
In the night sky,
I see my guiding star
I wonder why I always leave
Why, what for
Am I not where my heart desires to be
I'm a traveling man
I might not...
always know
how to verbalize my feelings
I want to open my heart
Your dad seems like a lovely guy.
A lovely, ordinary man.
He winked at me.
I'm just peachy.
You're farming heirloom wheat
over in Kurikka, right?
Very good.
By any chance, do you need fertilizer?
Hi. How's it going?
I just wanted to ask you
if you'd like to join us.
Okay. Where's this coming from?
Lena-Maj thinks
you seem like a lovely guy.
- Oh, am I a lovely guy?
- No comment. Lena-Maj said that.
I'll join you
if you take a look at my phone.
It's stuck.
- Interesting outfit.
- Stop commenting on everything.
You look Amish.
No questions for Lena-Maj.
- She's getting a divorce.
- Sure.
- So, what's with the divorce?
- Dad!
Well, my husband Jouni told me
he has a new girlfriend.
He wants a divorce and compensation
for the suffering
of our 27 years of marriage.
- Fucking Jouni.
- How much?
He wants 800,000 euros,
our second home and the motorboat.
He'll calm down.
He's a total asshole if you ask me.
- Thank you.
- He should be castrated.
- Hey.
- What?
Maybe violence isn't the right solution.
In that, I disagree with Sweden.
Often violence is the only solution.
- Take our picture.
- Sure.
Smile. You're lovely.
- Wonderful.
- Thank you.
- Tomorrow's the closing dance.
- We'll be there.
So, you have
a management position here?
Yes.
Should you tweet the photo?
Jouni is on Twitter.
- Sure.
- That's right.
Here's your phone. It should work now.
You had double copies of all photos.
Thank you.
- Tell me something.
- What?
How are you?
I'm good.
- Are you happy?
- Wow. That's a big question.
- Are you?
- Yes, I am. Are you?
- Yes.
- Good.
- You have work?
- Yep.
- Money?
- Yep.
A relationship?
Yep.
A real, serious relationship?
A real relationship.
- Who is she?
- Her name is Ulla.
Okay. Great.
- I didn't ruin your career, did I?
- No, you didn't.
- Not yet.
- I can hang out with you tomorrow.
I think I can manage on my own.
But thanks for the offer.
Wait!
Ulla.
Are you home?
I understand
if you don't want to see me.
Ulla, I have this silly wish.
I'd like one more chance.
Will you come to the closing dance
with me on Saturday?
Hi.
Nice dog.
I got the music video working.
But now my phone is saying
the file is too big to be sent.
I'll play it on my phone.
The secret of my heart
This is our new journey
From lies to light
To a house of love
Do you still want my arms around you?
After everything
Shut up.
After everything
Deep friendship like a warm stove
A light on the porch
Can you find your way here?
Do the birds have a nesting...
site?
What time is the dance?
At 8.
At Seinruusu.
- Is it okay if I think about it?
- Yes.
All right.
Stop yelling and get going, will you?
Yes.
We're going to visit
the Atria poultry production facility.
Atria is planning big investments
in export of poultry.
How boring.
Yes.
After that, we'll visit
the biggest solar park in Ostrobothnia.
It's part of the ministry's
green energy projects.
The solar park is located in...
Just a moment.
Okay, the solar park
is on the site of the factory.
Convenient.
First we'll take part
in promoting meat production
and then admire green energy?
- Yup.
- Let's not go.
- For real?
- Yes.
Yes, okay.
I understand, but the ministry
has been on bad terms
with the Central Union
of Agricultural Producers.
This would be a great opportunity
to improve the relationship
and prove to them that you also
support their industry.
Yes, but how about we just don't go?
Oh.
I'll write a statement,
saying that the minister will withdraw
her support from the meat industry.
Or the chicken industry only?
- Let's go there.
- Yes.
- Has Jouni called?
- No.
He called me and suggested
a Skype meeting
with your lawyers.
- Do I have a lawyer?
- I'm working on it.
- I want Jaakko Sirn.
- I'm working on it.
I can take care of it if you're busy.
- Daniel will.
- Great.
A painkiller.
Hi. I'm working.
Can we talk later?
- Wait. Are you Siiri?
- Yes.
Hi.
You might not remember me. Hanski.
- I was a leader in the girl scouts.
- Yes, I remember now.
- You ended up in politics.
- Yes, that's right.
Put these on your feet.
Kisses.
You speak German well.
- You learn when your dad's a diplomat.
- Right.
That's why our goal is
domestic food production
that just keeps getting better
and more sustainable.
This is amazing.
- What time is the photographer coming?
- What photographer?
You were supposed to ask
the local photographer to come.
Right. I figured
this would be a bit bad press.
The only purpose of this visit
was to get photos in the paper.
- A chicken is an amazing product.
- It sure is.
No, thank you.
I don't eat anything processed.
I do clean eating.
Okay, great.
Thank you so much.
Unfortunately we have to move
to the next place
because the minister has
a number of responsibilities.
I suggest we take a group photo.
Yes. I can take the photo.
Siiri, you can get in the picture, too.
Why don't you stand
against the white wall.
Grab wieners, everybody.
When you've gotten your wieners,
you can stand together. Don't be shy.
Yes.
- Smile.
- Chicken wiener.
Oh. Can you do it again?
- Chicken wiener!
- Yes.
I think that's enough.
Thank you very much.
It was great seeing
that you're doing well.
You always wanted
to make a change in the world,
and now you get to do that.
Yep.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- How can I help?
- My employer sent these.
I can polish these right away
if you have time.
Yeah, thanks.
Do you have
something else on your mind?
Well,
actually an engagement ring.
What can I get for this?
The capacity of the new part
of the solar park is 5 megawatt peaks.
- There are over 9,400 solar panels.
- Wow.
The area of the whole solar park
is about seven hectares,
which is the equivalent
of about nine soccer fields.
Soon we'll be able to cover eight percent
of the facility's energy consumption.
That's very interesting.
- Excuse me, but is that normal?
- What?
That the minister is over there.
Lena-Maj.
- Why don't I go over to her real quick.
- Sure.
Hi.
What happened?
Look how nice.
The solar panels, yeah.
The way the light hits that...
How about we continue
the tour with the others.
See how the reflection changes
when you move.
Yeah. Why don't we go back.
Not now.
Is something wrong?
No, nothing's wrong.
I'm immensely happy
that my husband decided
to leave me
after 20 years of marriage.
With a WhatsApp message.
That's great.
I'm very sorry.
- Can you get hold of Jaakko Sirn?
- Me? Yes.
Good.
But wasn't it Daniel's job?
Could you do it, since Daniel
doesn't seem to accomplish anything?
Okay. Great.
I'll contact his law firm right away.
Look.
- Can you say for how long?
- No.
Okay.
- Why don't we go.
- Yes.
- Aren't you eating?
- No. We already ate.
Right.
Should we tell him?
Hannu had a brain stroke.
Yes, last winter.
He was in the hospital unconscious,
hooked up to tubes.
I wondered if he was ever going
to get out of that bed.
And if he would, what would he be like?
But then I played your debut album.
Hannu woke up.
Your voice woke me from a coma.
Really?
- Maybe it wasn't a real coma, but...
- It was very serious anyway.
That sounds terrible.
After the stroke,
we were somehow
inspired.
Why don't I try this side.
I painted that.
Wow.
I'd like to talk
to Attorney Jaakko Sirn.
- Who won?
- It was a tie.
Daniel won.
You know what, Siiri?
- There's more to life than work.
- That's right.
I have to take a shower.
Call me if you need anything.
Don't you have any old friends
here you'd like to see?
Yes, I do. A lot of them.
Salla, for example.
Salla R.
Maybe you should call her
and go out to eat.
Yep.
- You mean right now?
- Yes.
Glory, fame
I guess I was looking for money
When I hit these roads
Watches and expensive cars
mean nothing
If I don't get to come home to you
Share my home...
I thought my phone was on mute.
with you
Sorry, just a moment.
- Hello?
- Hi, Salla.
What up, girl? How's it going, mama?
Do you want to grab dinner?
Huh?
- Now.
- Now.
Hey!
Wait!
- I don't have time.
- You promised to buy a phone plan.
I don't have time.
- At least listen to my sales pitch.
- Yes.
But another time.
It only takes 56 seconds.
I took time.
You would've delivered it by now.
I can't walk and talk at the same time.
It wouldn't work.
You just walked and talked now.
You wear your work shirt
in your free time?
I just got off work.
You have to change
out of your work clothes.
No, you don't if you didn't sweat.
So, why don't we start building you
a 5G package
you can use to talk, text
and surf the Internet without a limit.
Thank you.
When you buy this plan now... Hey!
Hi. I know it's Friday night,
but I'd like to...
Hi, I'm assistant to Minister
of Economic Affairs Lena-Maj Lindn.
I've been trying to reach Attorney Sirn.
I understand he's busy, but...
What's that?
Oh. It looks like a jacket to me.
I might be a butterfly
I laugh and play
I go out at night
I always find fun company
You never know
If the day is already dawning
When my flight is over
And I go to sleep
Everything is fun
When the lights shine
And electrifying music
creates the mood
Solo.
They had no vegetable patties.
But she put two pineapple rings
in your burger.
Wow.
Should we go home?
Whose home?
Yours.
When?
Now.
Sure, let's go.
- Park in the driveway.
- There's no room.
Yes, there is.
I like parking here.
I get exercise walking to the house.
Wait a minute.
Did I leave my keys at Ulla's place.
Oh, my. I did.
- Seriously?
- Yeah.
That's too bad. Another time then.
Don't you have your spare key here?
Yes! Found it.
Yes.
Oh.
- Have you taken up knitting?
- Yes.
And collecting Princess Diana plates.
Yes, that's right.
You used to say
that the only royals you accept
are the Tango Kings and Queens.
Well, people change.
You also got a pool.
- Yes, I did.
- Why?
- I felt like having a pool.
- "I felt like having a pool."
- What's so strange about that?
- Nothing.
- Well...
- Should we go for a swim?
Yeah.
- I have to test it.
- Yeah.
- Do you swim a lot in this?
- I try to swim a little every morning.
Nice.
- Okay. I think we should go.
- What? Why?
I have to drive you to the hotel
and get some sleep.
- Tomorrow's a big day. The final and all.
- Right.
Or could it be
that this isn't your house
and the real owner just arrived?
- What are you talking about?
- You can tell me.
- This is my house.
- Dad, please.
- What?
- This isn't your house anymore.
Why wouldn't it be?
Maybe you sold it
because you needed money.
Either you admit it's not
and I'll come out,
or you'll continue lying
and I'll stay here.
- Come out.
- Admit it.
Okay, you're right, but hide!
- Come out.
- Yeah, yeah.
- Where are my clothes?
- Here.
Why didn't you tell me
you sold your house?
I just did.
Wait a minute.
If you sold your house,
where's the money?
Dad.
- You bought a horse?
- A harness racing horse.
Does it compete?
- No.
- Why not?
It injured its hips.
- When?
- Some time ago.
- Before or after you bought it?
- Before.
You bought a harness racing horse
that has hip problems
and can't compete.
That's basically true,
but isn't it beautiful?
Aren't you allergic to horses too?
Very. I can't get closer
than this without medication.
Butterfly. Butterfly.
Do you want to go outside?
Is her name Butterfly?
You said years ago
I can't call you Butterfly anymore,
so the name was free.
You didn't have to give
the name to a horse.
It's better than Happy Happy Rainbow.
Ew.
Look, Butterfly.
Here's the original Butterfly.
Say hello.
Say hello.
There you go.
I wonder why I turned out like this.
Like what?
Well, a tightly wound,
unfun dork.
No one's forcing you to be
an unfun dork, right?
I'm sure unfun dorks also get to decide
if they want to be unfun dorks or not.
How many times
are you going to say "unfun dork"?
It sounds nice. "Unfun dork."
People should use it more.
I try all the time like hell.
And I still can't get
some little thing done.
Nonsense. What do you mean?
Lena-Maj told me to get her
one phone number.
What number?
The number for a man
named Jaakko Sirn.
Jaakko Sirn? The lawyer?
- Do you know him?
- We were in the military together.
The best divorce lawyer
in the country was your army buddy?
You're scaring Butterfly.
- You never told me about Sirn.
- You haven't asked.
- So...
- I'll call him in the morning.
Oh, stop.
You'll get the job.
Besides, for the past 95 minutes,
you've been at least semilaid-back.
Is that gate supposed to be open?
Shit!
One, two, three, four, five,
six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
Coffee costs three euros.
We're a couple of minutes late!
Apologies.
Are you thinking about the divorce?
No.
A divorce can be
a very painful change in one's life.
But it might also be a chance to grow
as people for both partners.
I have to let people know tonight
who I'll bring with me to Zrich.
Right.
- That's what I was thinking about.
- Well, good.
I mean...
It's good that you take time,
thinking about who would be good
before making the decision
and asking the person.
- Did you call Sirn?
- Yes.
Or we actually agreed
that I'll call him back in a bit.
Can you get me a glass?
Okay.
So, this exhibition
was already finished
when last night at 7, I...
It was 7:30.
- Wasn't it 7?
- I think it was more like 7:30.
I heard that Minister Lindn
would be coming.
I went into my workshop right away
and started working on this.
Thanks for inspiring me.
Thank you
for giving me permission. Thank you.
Who has given her permission?
And for what?
I gave her permission
to create a piece of art inspired by you.
May I introduce. Minister...
- You like art.
- Only in the audience.
Lena-Maj Lindn.
It's amazing. Thank you.
- Petri.
- Makkonen.
- You should return the car.
- What do you mean?
Your contract says you're not allowed
to use the car for personal purposes.
I heard you've been doing that.
I just saw your car in the parking lot.
It looks like it has gotten a few dents.
Oh. I haven't noticed.
I saw the dents.
Here's what we'll do.
I'll keep the car until Sunday as agreed.
Sure, let's take a photo.
My assistant will take it.
Don't be shy.
I always have time for my fans.
- Ladies, you're posing with a thief.
- Makkonen.
His spine is so flexible,
you might think he's a worm.
Thank you.
Make sure the car is spotless
when you return it.
Wow.
Siiri, you have room
in your bag, don't you?
Relax. Relax.
- There she comes, so serious.
- What?
Give it to me.
- Don't you have a glass?
- Not now.
- Siiri is a decent person.
- Well, not that decent.
Look at your outfit.
You look like a Sunday school teacher.
And you're a young person.
- I love decent people.
- Of course.
Did you get hold of Sirn?
- Good morning to you, too.
- Did you?
- I didn't have time.
- You didn't have time?
- Excuse me, do you have note holders?
- I'll go get them.
- This is really important to me.
- Yes. I'm just a bit busy at the moment.
Oh, this is more important?
Could you bring water?
- We're warming up our voices.
- Sure.
Is it normal
that the producer of the event
gets water for the performers?
Well, we don't have
much hierarchy here.
Is it possible you lied?
About it. And everything else too.
- Huh?
- You don't even know Sirn.
I never should have trusted you.
- I know him...
- Stop.
I don't want to know.
I want nothing from you.
You're a pitiful clown.
Everything is a joke to you.
I'm here for one evening only
because I have to.
Then I'll go back to living my life.
You can continue messing around here.
I'm sorry,
but the Sirn thing didn't work out.
- You said you had it taken care of.
- Yes. It was wrong information.
I'm sorry.
It was the only thing
that matters to me right now.
Tonight is the dance.
Definitely. We'll party tonight.
Do you want me to be there?
Do as you please.
WOMEN'S TURN
MEN'S TURN
CLOSING DANCE
Hey! Buddy!
- I'll just borrow this.
- I got it from my mom!
Here's the permit!
Is it true that the slower you walk
in the forest,
the more you observe
nature around you?
I wanted to test if it's true.
This is Polypore Walk.
The apples I left here are gone...
Siiri Mustonen.
Excuse me? What?
Yes.
Sure.
Whatever suits you.
In 30 minutes? Sure.
I'll get back with you.
Could you please call a taxi for me?
Excuse me.
Yes.
She's right here.
Yes, she's here.
Just a moment.
Jaakko Sirn is calling.
- You said it didn't work out.
- It did.
- I think we should talk to him.
- I don't want him anymore.
What?
A female lawyer would be better.
We've been trying to get hold of him
for many days.
Yes, but he isn't needed now.
- You want to cancel the whole thing?
- Yes.
Are you 100 percent sure?
How many times
are you going to ask me that?
Siiri, should you live a little?
It's terrible to watch you ask
my permission for everything,
like a cocker spaniel.
Hello.
Yes.
Unfortunately there's been
a misunderstanding,
and the minister doesn't need
your lawyer's services.
Yes.
It was my mistake.
May I ask you how you got my number?
Aren't you hot wearing that jacket?
Sweating a little is good for metabolism.
How's your housing situation?
It'll be okay.
I heard a rumor
that you went bankrupt. Is it true?
Oh, sorry.
I thought I had muted my phone.
Telemarketers keep calling me.
Let's just dance.
Petri, I can't do this.
We don't have to dance.
I didn't mean that.
What did you mean?
Our relationship.
If you can't be honest about anything,
there's no future for us.
I was going to propose to you.
I have a ring and everything.
Can we dance this song
before you go?
I hope at least things between you
and your daughter are okay.
Thank you.
I wish you an evening full of love.
- This has been a nice evening.
- Yes, it's been fun.
Has something happened?
I thought I was going to get this job,
but now it seems
that my boss hates me.
I guess I won't be moving to Zrich
which means yes,
we can go on a date.
Or should we just have sex?
We don't want
a long-distance relationship, do we?
I'm married.
If you're not interested in me,
why do you keep staring at me?
Staring at you?
I'm sorry.
I must still be in my work role. Again.
I'm just really worried about you.
As a healthcare professional.
And as a human being, of course.
As a professional.
Hi.
Thank you very much.
We're going to take a short break.
DJ Yantzu will entertain you.
Is it okay if we pay
the last installment tomorrow
when Hannu's disability pension
comes?
Sure.
Or how about you don't pay it at all?
And
I'll give you this
VIP fan gift.
We should be able to call it even.
No way...
There's an engraving and all.
"With love, Petri"
Thank you, Petri.
Are you leaving?
Yes, I called the driver
and told him to pick me up.
I have a nasty migraine.
Give the job to me.
I'd be better at it than Daniel.
- Explain how.
- I work harder than him.
Okay.
Daniel has a drug problem.
Cocaine.
I didn't want to tell you,
but I thought you should know.
You're lying.
With a straight face.
Do you want the job?
Yes, I do.
- It's yours if you do.
- I do.
- Great.
- Great.
I'll ask the Swiss
to send you the contract.
- See you tomorrow.
- See you.
Excuse me. I'd like a cocktail.
What kind of cocktail?
It doesn't matter. Something good.
- I just got a job.
- Congratulations.
Thanks. This is so great.
Yes.
Hi.
- Lena-Maj wants to take me to Zrich.
- No way. Seriously?
- Congratulations.
- Thanks.
- You can say it.
- Say what?
That you're envious.
I'm not envious.
I have the US thing coming up.
What US thing?
Haven't I told you?
I'm going to work on Michelle Obama's
presidential campaign social media team.
Michelle doesn't want
people to know yet, so don't tell anyone.
- Here you go.
- Thank you.
I'll go take a piss.
Keep an eye on my beer.
We're both single,
so we can have fun again.
Yeah.
Why are you sulking?
- Ulla.
- Oh, it's nothing.
If he's so unreliable and ridiculous,
it's good you left.
I guess you're right.
He must've invented
the daughter thing.
- To get pity points.
- C'mon.
I doubt she exists.
Has anybody seen her daughter?
He always talks about her
and says nice things about her.
He's very proud of her.
He talks a lot, but he's a pitiful loser.
Henkka, that's enough.
You're fucking wrong.
Did you know her?
No. She was weird.
Must be from the next county.
Hi.
I'm sorry I said you're a pitiful clown.
I am a pitiful clown.
No, you're not.
I am a pitiful clown.
You're doing great.
I'm homeless and I went bankrupt.
I'm also single, so I don't know.
You also have a harness racing horse
that has hip problems.
True. On top of everything.
By the way,
I got the job.
Congratulations.
I don't want it.
I hate my job.
- What do you have in your face?
- Where?
Your face is partially red. Again.
Fuck. It was the cocktail.
- I'm having a panic attack again.
- Are you panicking?
Help me find my asthma inhaler.
- Hi.
- My jacket.
Give me my jacket!
Huh?
- Hell no.
- Who is it?
Probably the bankruptcy trustee.
- He's been calling me all night.
- Well, should you answer?
Petri Mustonen.
Yes. Hi.
I'm on my way.
- Shit.
- What is it?
- I forgot the crowns.
- Crowns?
For the singing contest winners.
They're in my car. Come.
Shit. I forgot to recharge the car.
- Is it Ulla?
- It might be.
What did she say?
Well?
- Pretty nice.
- Pretty nice? Really nice.
Really nice.
How long do we have to walk?
Half an hour.
- Turn around.
- Be serious.
- I am.
- I was beaten up.
- I'm unemployed.
- I'm bankrupt.
- Where's your bag?
- Probably on the dance floor.
- Should we go get it?
- Nah.
Shit. I'm falling.
Deep friendship like a warm stove
A light on the porch
Can you find your way here?
Do birds have a nesting...
site?
Will you step over the threshold,
even though it makes no sense?
After everything that happened
This was for you, Ulla.
STORAGE FULL
Is he having a seizure?
Hello? Is everything okay?
Everything's okay.
Oh my God, I can't believe it.
Petri Mustonen.
- Our favorite singer. In the flesh.
- Well, well.
- Can we take a photo with you?
- Sure.
WRITTEN BY
ANNA BROTKIN
PRODUCED BY
MIIA HAAVISTO
DIRECTED BY
JENNI TOIVONIEMI
BUTTERFLIES
ENTREPRENEURS' ASSOCIATION
OF SOUTH OSTROBOTHNIA
ANNUAL PARTY
Hi. Excuse me.
I'd like to check one thing.
Did you get the instructions
I sent on the minister's diet?
Yes, we did.
I'll go over it once more.
No avocados, no goat cheese,
no tofu,
and salmon must be served warm.
That's right.
No fresh coriander...
The gluten-free meal
was for you, right?
- The chef apparently left it here.
- Thanks.
Do you know if there are nuts in this?
He had knee surgery.
- I can tell your knee's working.
- It's already better.
- The Fur Farmer of the Year.
- Fur Farmer of the Year. Congrats.
- Come visit our farm.
- I'll try to make it.
- Ten minutes to her speech.
- Yes.
Ten minutes.
Hello.
- I need to give a speech?
- Yes, Daniel has written it.
- I have?
- You were supposed to.
- No one told me to.
- I did.
Nice to meet you.
So, who's going to write it?
Seinjoki is a city
located in South Ostrobothnia...
Hi, Mom.
A bit busy, but tell me.
Is it connected to Wi-Fi?
Yeah?
It's the same thing.
I don't know why it's not called
the Internet. Ask Riku.
No, I haven't called Dad.
I don't have time for his crazy bullshit.
There's robust persistence
in the people here in Ostrobothnia.
You have entrepreneurship
in your genes...
- Fuck. People don't know how to behave.
- Yep.
New businesses make Seinjoki
an even more attractive city.
Many Finns want to live
in a city that is just the right size.
A city that has services and culture.
Seinjoki Tango Festival,
held this weekend...
Just a minute.
Dad.
- Hey. What are you doing here?
- No. What are you doing here?
Eating.
- How did you know I was here?
- I didn't. I just found out.
- You're here just because?
- I'm also an entrepreneur.
Okay, "Lauri."
How is your "Earthmoving, Blasting
and Rock Excavation Company" doing?
Why didn't you tell me
you were in town?
This is the minister's last stop
on her provincial tour.
We're here for one day.
- A cream puff?
- No.
- I'm not staying.
- Even though the tango festival is on?
Especially because of that.
Like the locals say,
"We try to do a good job,
but tend to do an excellent job."
Why don't I go say hi
to your boss and ask if it's true
that you don't have time
to stay for the tango festival.
Don't.
- Are you embarrassed of me?
- No.
Good.
What?
Jouni, sorry, now is not a good...
Sorry, what?
Please repeat.
You're going to do what?
Jouni, Lena-Maj can't come
to the phone right now,
but do you remember
what your couples therapist said?
I understand,
but I'm sure this can wait
until we're back in Helsinki tonight.
- Times have changed.
- Oh, yes.
I see you two have met.
On behalf
of the tango festival organization,
I officially invited
the minister to the festival.
- Unfortunately we don't have time.
- Yes, that's right.
This is the best summer weekend
in Seinjoki.
Siiri, how come
I didn't know you're from here?
She's become a city girl.
- We're staying for the weekend.
- What?
Great!
We have
Business Finland's dinner tomorrow.
- Let's cancel it. I want to stay here.
- You want to stay here?
- That's what I said.
- In Seinjoki?
You have to believe her.
I'll go look for hotel rooms
and let the staff in Helsinki know.
Why don't we book meetings too
while we're here.
Daniel, let's go mingle a little.
You can tell jokes to the mayor.
- What?
- Are you hungry, perhaps?
Yes.
- Why haven't you eaten?
- There are nuts in everything here.
No, there aren't.
TANGO MENU
The chef said
it'll be ready in two minutes.
Thanks.
Petri.
Makkonen.
- Has the electric car been working?
- Yes, it has.
- Have you managed to charge it?
- Yes.
Just a reminder. You shouldn't use
the cars for personal rides.
- That's what the contract said.
- Just a reminder.
I remember.
Right.
- Well, why don't I get going.
- Well, why don't you.
Why are you so angry at me?
This is not the time to bond.
I'm working.
- Why are you talking like that?
- I have food in my mouth.
- I meant, where's your dialect?
- I've never spoken it.
Yes, you have.
- You don't speak the local dialect.
- I've traveled the world.
- Your band played on a cruise ship.
- Same thing.
- You have something there...
- Where?
- Something red on your face.
- Beetroot?
No. Well, I don't know.
A rash.
- What's in this pasta?
- There are no nuts.
- What are the ingredients?
- Beetroot, onion, crme fraiche.
Pine seeds.
- Pine nuts!
- They're actually seeds.
No, they're classified as nuts.
- Why are they called pine seeds then?
- They're called pine nuts!
Where's my asthma inhaler?
This can't happen now.
My face will turn bright red.
I need a doctor.
Huh?
- It's a seed.
- Nut.
I used to only get a rash,
but this time I had difficulty breathing
and I had some kind of fit.
I was, like, "Jesus, I'm going to die."
I mean, I really didn't think
I was going to die.
I mean, it wasn't that bad.
- But I felt really strange.
- Right.
Petri Mustonen.
I've been trying to reach you
in regards to the bankruptcy.
I can't hear you.
I'm next to a construction site.
I can't hear anything. Bye!
I have to say you look kind of familiar.
We went to school together.
- We did?
- Yes.
Tommi.
Now I remember.
You played Finnish baseball
and dated Annika, aka Bangs.
I remember there was
an angelfish aquarium
in the school lobby.
You asked people to sign a petition
because the lobby was
too noisy for the fish.
I was a bit naive when I was a kid.
I admired you.
You can put the shirt... shirt thingy on.
Take your time.
It seems you didn't just have
an allergic reaction.
It could've also been a panic attack.
Okay.
Why would I have a panic attack?
I'm not in panic in any way.
You felt you couldn't breathe.
You felt you were going to die.
Your resting heart rate is 110.
It's very high.
I didn't know that.
One determining factor could be
that you're under a lot of stress.
Of course I'm under a lot of stress.
Everyone is under a lot of stress.
Prolonged stress can lead
to heart failure or even heart attack.
You can get a heart attack and cancer
from anything. Blah blah blah.
It also happens to young people.
I gotta go.
I need to check a couple of e-mails.
- What did he say?
- Allergic reaction, as I suspected.
Hi.
Oh. Okay.
Well, great.
Yes, I'll see you there. Bye.
Fuck! Daniel got us hotel rooms.
Isn't that great?
No, it sucks because
I was supposed to take care of it.
Couldn't any trained monkey do that?
No. If I had booked them
instead of some newbie assistant guy,
Lena-Maj would think I'm irreplaceable.
"I should take Siiri with me
when I move to Zrich."
Zrich?
Lena-Maj will work in Zrich
as the head of corporate responsibility
for this big international
investment bank.
She's going to hire
one assistant from Finland.
I'm hoping she'll hire me.
- What?
- What? I didn't say anything.
- I know what you're going to say.
- What?
- That I've stepped in rich people's shit.
- I said nothing.
- What are those ads?
- I sold advertising space.
- I'm certain this isn't your car.
- It is.
Where is it?
- You should relax sometimes.
- You should be quiet for two seconds.
- What are you looking for?
- My phone.
It's in your pocket.
I see.
- Shit.
- Fuck!
Watch where you drive, for fuck's sake!
Aren't you getting out?
- It's best you go.
- But you drove.
- You're more diplomatic.
- What does that have to do with this?
- This is your car.
- That you borrowed.
What?
She'll calm down when she sees
a woman was driving.
Okay. Wow. Fucking perfect.
Wait. You have to get out
through my door.
What the hell?
Sorry, sorry. It was my mistake.
Why the fuck didn't you look
in the mirrors?
- That's what they're there for.
- All right, let's calm down.
Are you giving a ride
to some goddamn princess?
- Is he not man enough to get out?
- Apparently not.
Hello?
What's this?
- What's going on?
- That's hard to tell.
Let's sort this out
once you've calmed down.
I should've guessed you're a politician.
Can you google
how to turn this sound off?
My phone's stuck.
Should we go grab a coffee?
What are you doing?
I've spent, what, 45 minutes with you.
I've been both in a car accident
and a hospital.
I want that job,
and I won't let you screw things up.
I'll drive myself to the hotel,
and you'll stop interfering in my life.
- What hotel is this?
- That's my question too.
The only one that had rooms.
Every hotel is booked
because of the tango festival.
Is everything okay?
I haven't been in a bar in years.
I'd love to go to a bar.
Let's go for a drink
once we have our rooms.
Here's the key
for your suite, Minister. Third floor.
Thank you.
I'll see you here in 30 minutes.
Change so I don't have to be
embarrassed of you.
What's wrong with her?
Jouni sent her a WhatsApp message,
saying he wants a divorce.
What?
He promised me
he wouldn't do anything rash.
- And he did.
- Fucking Jouni.
I arranged them couples therapy.
- And this is his way of thanking me.
- But Lena-Maj never went.
What?
Lena-Maj said the therapist was
a whiny bitch who was on Jouni's side.
What's taking so long?
Here are your keys.
Rooms 308 and 309.
- Thank you.
- Thank you so much.
- Happy with your cell phone plan?
- Oh, yes.
I'll make you a nice offer.
- Happy with your phone plan?
- No, thanks.
- We can offer you a really good deal.
- I'm sure.
- Hi.
- No thank you.
All right.
- Hi. Happy with your phone plan?
- Yes.
I can make you a...
- Hi.
- You happy with your phone plan?
Can you help me?
My phone says the storage is full.
Sorry. That's not part of my job.
Hi. Are you happy
with your phone plan?
- Aren't you a phone salesman?
- Actually a phone plan salesman.
We're not supposed to touch
customers' devices.
You have permission
to touch my device.
I really don't have time. I'm working.
Hi. Are you happy
with your phone plan?
You have nothing but time
because no one's buying your plans.
I'll take a look at it
if you buy a plan from me.
- No...
- It's a good deal.
- I'll buy a plan.
- All right. Great.
Do you have your photos in the cloud?
What do you mean, cloud?
I mean iCloud, Google Drive
or an external hard drive
I can save these on.
I only need one video from it,
but the phone is stuck.
Don't poke me
as I'm working on your device.
Can you transfer it somewhere for now,
like your computer?
We can't download customers' files
into our work computers.
I'll lose my job
if there's home-made porn in them.
- There's no home-made porn in mine.
- I can't get this to work.
Take it somewhere else.
Alright, thanks.
Hey, the phone plan!
- Just a minute.
- Okay.
I'll be here.
I'm Pete Halinen from Keuruu.
For those of you who don't know me yet,
this is my fifth summer working here.
Here we have an amazing team spirit!
When you've driven a person,
write down the kilometers.
On Sunday you'll return the cars
to Makkonen's dealership.
No need to come here.
Perfect. Give yourselves
a warm round of applause.
You're a great bunch.
And here they come,
Tango Singing Contest finalists.
It's raining, but we have
sunshine on our minds.
Raise your signs, please.
We have good-looking people here.
Have a lovely Tango Festival.
It's going to be a great one.
- There you go. Welcome.
- Thank you.
Let's make sure everybody's inside.
You can get these polished, can't you?
Please leave them
at reception here when they're ready.
Pete Halinen speaking. Will do.
Yes, I'll take care of it.
This is Pete Halinen. What's up, buddy?
How was your wife's hip surgery?
Glad to hear that.
I'm calling about the porta potty deal.
Welcome to the closing dance
on Saturday.
There's a DJ after the band.
Welcome to the closing dance
on Saturday.
There's a DJ after the band.
Welcome to the closing dance
on Saturday.
- There's a DJ after the band.
- Sorry for disturbing...
Do you want to know
what I've planned for the weekend?
Did Rejstrm ever comment
on the budget?
Yes, he suggested we keep
the doubled depreciation right
for equipment investments.
- Siiri, can you get me olives?
- Sure.
Can you also bring me
something to drink?
I don't know if you remember us.
Hannu and I
wanted to ask you something.
This meet and greet thing.
Would it be possible?
Excuse me, what?
You want to meet? With me?
Yes. We've dreamed about it for years.
Maybe a song if it's not too weird.
Right. I'm not sure...
We'll pay, of course.
Right. Maybe it's possible.
- These aren't olives.
- You want them or not?
They're fine.
You should check
they don't contain nuts.
They're for my boss.
Do you often get cheese puffs
for your boss?
Well, she is
minister of economic affairs.
What?
- My boss is minister of economic affairs!
- Okay. Wow. Great.
Yes. It was nice bumping into you.
You forgot your boss's puffs.
Thanks.
They didn't have olives.
What do you mean?
I guess they don't eat olives
here in the backwater.
They eat crappy cheese puffs
and watered down cheap beer
or warm wine coolers.
Ta-da. They have
a gin and tonic bar here.
They use local organic gin,
and the guy selling these is hot.
Everyone else is having fun except us.
Yes, I understand you perfectly,
but we agreed that emptying
the toilets was included in the deal.
OUT OF ORDER
Yes, I understand,
but where am I going to put
17,000 liters of feces?
This is so great.
We've been coming
to your shows since the beginning.
Last year we counted
that we've been to 400 of your shows.
If you count church concerts and all.
Is it okay if we pay
the first installment in cash?
Yes.
Well, well.
Excuse me, just a moment.
Just a moment.
- Hi, Ulla.
- What do you want?
- Can't you even say hi?
- It's best my friend doesn't.
I made a video of me singing to you.
- What kind of video?
- Ulla, you don't have to.
It's in my phone, but my phone is stuck...
Stop lying.
You promised to take her on vacation,
and move in with her,
and you've done nothing.
- It's a work in progress.
- You're a work in progress.
Ulla, he's lost all his money.
Everybody's talking about it.
I wondered
if you'd like to meet my daughter.
- Is she here?
- She's here on business.
No one's interested.
- Talk to the hand.
- Henkka...
Next up, we have
Finnish evergreens karaoke.
Our first singer is Petri M,
who'll perform his song "Traveling Man."
Go, Petri!
Yes...
What an amazing start for the night.
This is a historical moment,
since Petri Mustonen was crowned
Tango Prince in the early 90s.
- Should we leave?
- Let's hear your dad sing.
I love karaoke.
He'll sing his own hit song.
Stars light the dark highway
When I hit the road
I don't miss anyone
I drive past plains and streams
It doesn't matter
what my destination is
- Do you want to dance?
- Sorry, no.
Wow. Sure.
In the night sky,
I see my guiding star
I wonder why I always leave
Why, what for
Am I not where my heart desires to be
I'm a traveling man
I might not...
always know
how to verbalize my feelings
I want to open my heart
Your dad seems like a lovely guy.
A lovely, ordinary man.
He winked at me.
I'm just peachy.
You're farming heirloom wheat
over in Kurikka, right?
Very good.
By any chance, do you need fertilizer?
Hi. How's it going?
I just wanted to ask you
if you'd like to join us.
Okay. Where's this coming from?
Lena-Maj thinks
you seem like a lovely guy.
- Oh, am I a lovely guy?
- No comment. Lena-Maj said that.
I'll join you
if you take a look at my phone.
It's stuck.
- Interesting outfit.
- Stop commenting on everything.
You look Amish.
No questions for Lena-Maj.
- She's getting a divorce.
- Sure.
- So, what's with the divorce?
- Dad!
Well, my husband Jouni told me
he has a new girlfriend.
He wants a divorce and compensation
for the suffering
of our 27 years of marriage.
- Fucking Jouni.
- How much?
He wants 800,000 euros,
our second home and the motorboat.
He'll calm down.
He's a total asshole if you ask me.
- Thank you.
- He should be castrated.
- Hey.
- What?
Maybe violence isn't the right solution.
In that, I disagree with Sweden.
Often violence is the only solution.
- Take our picture.
- Sure.
Smile. You're lovely.
- Wonderful.
- Thank you.
- Tomorrow's the closing dance.
- We'll be there.
So, you have
a management position here?
Yes.
Should you tweet the photo?
Jouni is on Twitter.
- Sure.
- That's right.
Here's your phone. It should work now.
You had double copies of all photos.
Thank you.
- Tell me something.
- What?
How are you?
I'm good.
- Are you happy?
- Wow. That's a big question.
- Are you?
- Yes, I am. Are you?
- Yes.
- Good.
- You have work?
- Yep.
- Money?
- Yep.
A relationship?
Yep.
A real, serious relationship?
A real relationship.
- Who is she?
- Her name is Ulla.
Okay. Great.
- I didn't ruin your career, did I?
- No, you didn't.
- Not yet.
- I can hang out with you tomorrow.
I think I can manage on my own.
But thanks for the offer.
Wait!
Ulla.
Are you home?
I understand
if you don't want to see me.
Ulla, I have this silly wish.
I'd like one more chance.
Will you come to the closing dance
with me on Saturday?
Hi.
Nice dog.
I got the music video working.
But now my phone is saying
the file is too big to be sent.
I'll play it on my phone.
The secret of my heart
This is our new journey
From lies to light
To a house of love
Do you still want my arms around you?
After everything
Shut up.
After everything
Deep friendship like a warm stove
A light on the porch
Can you find your way here?
Do the birds have a nesting...
site?
What time is the dance?
At 8.
At Seinruusu.
- Is it okay if I think about it?
- Yes.
All right.
Stop yelling and get going, will you?
Yes.
We're going to visit
the Atria poultry production facility.
Atria is planning big investments
in export of poultry.
How boring.
Yes.
After that, we'll visit
the biggest solar park in Ostrobothnia.
It's part of the ministry's
green energy projects.
The solar park is located in...
Just a moment.
Okay, the solar park
is on the site of the factory.
Convenient.
First we'll take part
in promoting meat production
and then admire green energy?
- Yup.
- Let's not go.
- For real?
- Yes.
Yes, okay.
I understand, but the ministry
has been on bad terms
with the Central Union
of Agricultural Producers.
This would be a great opportunity
to improve the relationship
and prove to them that you also
support their industry.
Yes, but how about we just don't go?
Oh.
I'll write a statement,
saying that the minister will withdraw
her support from the meat industry.
Or the chicken industry only?
- Let's go there.
- Yes.
- Has Jouni called?
- No.
He called me and suggested
a Skype meeting
with your lawyers.
- Do I have a lawyer?
- I'm working on it.
- I want Jaakko Sirn.
- I'm working on it.
I can take care of it if you're busy.
- Daniel will.
- Great.
A painkiller.
Hi. I'm working.
Can we talk later?
- Wait. Are you Siiri?
- Yes.
Hi.
You might not remember me. Hanski.
- I was a leader in the girl scouts.
- Yes, I remember now.
- You ended up in politics.
- Yes, that's right.
Put these on your feet.
Kisses.
You speak German well.
- You learn when your dad's a diplomat.
- Right.
That's why our goal is
domestic food production
that just keeps getting better
and more sustainable.
This is amazing.
- What time is the photographer coming?
- What photographer?
You were supposed to ask
the local photographer to come.
Right. I figured
this would be a bit bad press.
The only purpose of this visit
was to get photos in the paper.
- A chicken is an amazing product.
- It sure is.
No, thank you.
I don't eat anything processed.
I do clean eating.
Okay, great.
Thank you so much.
Unfortunately we have to move
to the next place
because the minister has
a number of responsibilities.
I suggest we take a group photo.
Yes. I can take the photo.
Siiri, you can get in the picture, too.
Why don't you stand
against the white wall.
Grab wieners, everybody.
When you've gotten your wieners,
you can stand together. Don't be shy.
Yes.
- Smile.
- Chicken wiener.
Oh. Can you do it again?
- Chicken wiener!
- Yes.
I think that's enough.
Thank you very much.
It was great seeing
that you're doing well.
You always wanted
to make a change in the world,
and now you get to do that.
Yep.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- How can I help?
- My employer sent these.
I can polish these right away
if you have time.
Yeah, thanks.
Do you have
something else on your mind?
Well,
actually an engagement ring.
What can I get for this?
The capacity of the new part
of the solar park is 5 megawatt peaks.
- There are over 9,400 solar panels.
- Wow.
The area of the whole solar park
is about seven hectares,
which is the equivalent
of about nine soccer fields.
Soon we'll be able to cover eight percent
of the facility's energy consumption.
That's very interesting.
- Excuse me, but is that normal?
- What?
That the minister is over there.
Lena-Maj.
- Why don't I go over to her real quick.
- Sure.
Hi.
What happened?
Look how nice.
The solar panels, yeah.
The way the light hits that...
How about we continue
the tour with the others.
See how the reflection changes
when you move.
Yeah. Why don't we go back.
Not now.
Is something wrong?
No, nothing's wrong.
I'm immensely happy
that my husband decided
to leave me
after 20 years of marriage.
With a WhatsApp message.
That's great.
I'm very sorry.
- Can you get hold of Jaakko Sirn?
- Me? Yes.
Good.
But wasn't it Daniel's job?
Could you do it, since Daniel
doesn't seem to accomplish anything?
Okay. Great.
I'll contact his law firm right away.
Look.
- Can you say for how long?
- No.
Okay.
- Why don't we go.
- Yes.
- Aren't you eating?
- No. We already ate.
Right.
Should we tell him?
Hannu had a brain stroke.
Yes, last winter.
He was in the hospital unconscious,
hooked up to tubes.
I wondered if he was ever going
to get out of that bed.
And if he would, what would he be like?
But then I played your debut album.
Hannu woke up.
Your voice woke me from a coma.
Really?
- Maybe it wasn't a real coma, but...
- It was very serious anyway.
That sounds terrible.
After the stroke,
we were somehow
inspired.
Why don't I try this side.
I painted that.
Wow.
I'd like to talk
to Attorney Jaakko Sirn.
- Who won?
- It was a tie.
Daniel won.
You know what, Siiri?
- There's more to life than work.
- That's right.
I have to take a shower.
Call me if you need anything.
Don't you have any old friends
here you'd like to see?
Yes, I do. A lot of them.
Salla, for example.
Salla R.
Maybe you should call her
and go out to eat.
Yep.
- You mean right now?
- Yes.
Glory, fame
I guess I was looking for money
When I hit these roads
Watches and expensive cars
mean nothing
If I don't get to come home to you
Share my home...
I thought my phone was on mute.
with you
Sorry, just a moment.
- Hello?
- Hi, Salla.
What up, girl? How's it going, mama?
Do you want to grab dinner?
Huh?
- Now.
- Now.
Hey!
Wait!
- I don't have time.
- You promised to buy a phone plan.
I don't have time.
- At least listen to my sales pitch.
- Yes.
But another time.
It only takes 56 seconds.
I took time.
You would've delivered it by now.
I can't walk and talk at the same time.
It wouldn't work.
You just walked and talked now.
You wear your work shirt
in your free time?
I just got off work.
You have to change
out of your work clothes.
No, you don't if you didn't sweat.
So, why don't we start building you
a 5G package
you can use to talk, text
and surf the Internet without a limit.
Thank you.
When you buy this plan now... Hey!
Hi. I know it's Friday night,
but I'd like to...
Hi, I'm assistant to Minister
of Economic Affairs Lena-Maj Lindn.
I've been trying to reach Attorney Sirn.
I understand he's busy, but...
What's that?
Oh. It looks like a jacket to me.
I might be a butterfly
I laugh and play
I go out at night
I always find fun company
You never know
If the day is already dawning
When my flight is over
And I go to sleep
Everything is fun
When the lights shine
And electrifying music
creates the mood
Solo.
They had no vegetable patties.
But she put two pineapple rings
in your burger.
Wow.
Should we go home?
Whose home?
Yours.
When?
Now.
Sure, let's go.
- Park in the driveway.
- There's no room.
Yes, there is.
I like parking here.
I get exercise walking to the house.
Wait a minute.
Did I leave my keys at Ulla's place.
Oh, my. I did.
- Seriously?
- Yeah.
That's too bad. Another time then.
Don't you have your spare key here?
Yes! Found it.
Yes.
Oh.
- Have you taken up knitting?
- Yes.
And collecting Princess Diana plates.
Yes, that's right.
You used to say
that the only royals you accept
are the Tango Kings and Queens.
Well, people change.
You also got a pool.
- Yes, I did.
- Why?
- I felt like having a pool.
- "I felt like having a pool."
- What's so strange about that?
- Nothing.
- Well...
- Should we go for a swim?
Yeah.
- I have to test it.
- Yeah.
- Do you swim a lot in this?
- I try to swim a little every morning.
Nice.
- Okay. I think we should go.
- What? Why?
I have to drive you to the hotel
and get some sleep.
- Tomorrow's a big day. The final and all.
- Right.
Or could it be
that this isn't your house
and the real owner just arrived?
- What are you talking about?
- You can tell me.
- This is my house.
- Dad, please.
- What?
- This isn't your house anymore.
Why wouldn't it be?
Maybe you sold it
because you needed money.
Either you admit it's not
and I'll come out,
or you'll continue lying
and I'll stay here.
- Come out.
- Admit it.
Okay, you're right, but hide!
- Come out.
- Yeah, yeah.
- Where are my clothes?
- Here.
Why didn't you tell me
you sold your house?
I just did.
Wait a minute.
If you sold your house,
where's the money?
Dad.
- You bought a horse?
- A harness racing horse.
Does it compete?
- No.
- Why not?
It injured its hips.
- When?
- Some time ago.
- Before or after you bought it?
- Before.
You bought a harness racing horse
that has hip problems
and can't compete.
That's basically true,
but isn't it beautiful?
Aren't you allergic to horses too?
Very. I can't get closer
than this without medication.
Butterfly. Butterfly.
Do you want to go outside?
Is her name Butterfly?
You said years ago
I can't call you Butterfly anymore,
so the name was free.
You didn't have to give
the name to a horse.
It's better than Happy Happy Rainbow.
Ew.
Look, Butterfly.
Here's the original Butterfly.
Say hello.
Say hello.
There you go.
I wonder why I turned out like this.
Like what?
Well, a tightly wound,
unfun dork.
No one's forcing you to be
an unfun dork, right?
I'm sure unfun dorks also get to decide
if they want to be unfun dorks or not.
How many times
are you going to say "unfun dork"?
It sounds nice. "Unfun dork."
People should use it more.
I try all the time like hell.
And I still can't get
some little thing done.
Nonsense. What do you mean?
Lena-Maj told me to get her
one phone number.
What number?
The number for a man
named Jaakko Sirn.
Jaakko Sirn? The lawyer?
- Do you know him?
- We were in the military together.
The best divorce lawyer
in the country was your army buddy?
You're scaring Butterfly.
- You never told me about Sirn.
- You haven't asked.
- So...
- I'll call him in the morning.
Oh, stop.
You'll get the job.
Besides, for the past 95 minutes,
you've been at least semilaid-back.
Is that gate supposed to be open?
Shit!
One, two, three, four, five,
six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
Coffee costs three euros.
We're a couple of minutes late!
Apologies.
Are you thinking about the divorce?
No.
A divorce can be
a very painful change in one's life.
But it might also be a chance to grow
as people for both partners.
I have to let people know tonight
who I'll bring with me to Zrich.
Right.
- That's what I was thinking about.
- Well, good.
I mean...
It's good that you take time,
thinking about who would be good
before making the decision
and asking the person.
- Did you call Sirn?
- Yes.
Or we actually agreed
that I'll call him back in a bit.
Can you get me a glass?
Okay.
So, this exhibition
was already finished
when last night at 7, I...
It was 7:30.
- Wasn't it 7?
- I think it was more like 7:30.
I heard that Minister Lindn
would be coming.
I went into my workshop right away
and started working on this.
Thanks for inspiring me.
Thank you
for giving me permission. Thank you.
Who has given her permission?
And for what?
I gave her permission
to create a piece of art inspired by you.
May I introduce. Minister...
- You like art.
- Only in the audience.
Lena-Maj Lindn.
It's amazing. Thank you.
- Petri.
- Makkonen.
- You should return the car.
- What do you mean?
Your contract says you're not allowed
to use the car for personal purposes.
I heard you've been doing that.
I just saw your car in the parking lot.
It looks like it has gotten a few dents.
Oh. I haven't noticed.
I saw the dents.
Here's what we'll do.
I'll keep the car until Sunday as agreed.
Sure, let's take a photo.
My assistant will take it.
Don't be shy.
I always have time for my fans.
- Ladies, you're posing with a thief.
- Makkonen.
His spine is so flexible,
you might think he's a worm.
Thank you.
Make sure the car is spotless
when you return it.
Wow.
Siiri, you have room
in your bag, don't you?
Relax. Relax.
- There she comes, so serious.
- What?
Give it to me.
- Don't you have a glass?
- Not now.
- Siiri is a decent person.
- Well, not that decent.
Look at your outfit.
You look like a Sunday school teacher.
And you're a young person.
- I love decent people.
- Of course.
Did you get hold of Sirn?
- Good morning to you, too.
- Did you?
- I didn't have time.
- You didn't have time?
- Excuse me, do you have note holders?
- I'll go get them.
- This is really important to me.
- Yes. I'm just a bit busy at the moment.
Oh, this is more important?
Could you bring water?
- We're warming up our voices.
- Sure.
Is it normal
that the producer of the event
gets water for the performers?
Well, we don't have
much hierarchy here.
Is it possible you lied?
About it. And everything else too.
- Huh?
- You don't even know Sirn.
I never should have trusted you.
- I know him...
- Stop.
I don't want to know.
I want nothing from you.
You're a pitiful clown.
Everything is a joke to you.
I'm here for one evening only
because I have to.
Then I'll go back to living my life.
You can continue messing around here.
I'm sorry,
but the Sirn thing didn't work out.
- You said you had it taken care of.
- Yes. It was wrong information.
I'm sorry.
It was the only thing
that matters to me right now.
Tonight is the dance.
Definitely. We'll party tonight.
Do you want me to be there?
Do as you please.
WOMEN'S TURN
MEN'S TURN
CLOSING DANCE
Hey! Buddy!
- I'll just borrow this.
- I got it from my mom!
Here's the permit!
Is it true that the slower you walk
in the forest,
the more you observe
nature around you?
I wanted to test if it's true.
This is Polypore Walk.
The apples I left here are gone...
Siiri Mustonen.
Excuse me? What?
Yes.
Sure.
Whatever suits you.
In 30 minutes? Sure.
I'll get back with you.
Could you please call a taxi for me?
Excuse me.
Yes.
She's right here.
Yes, she's here.
Just a moment.
Jaakko Sirn is calling.
- You said it didn't work out.
- It did.
- I think we should talk to him.
- I don't want him anymore.
What?
A female lawyer would be better.
We've been trying to get hold of him
for many days.
Yes, but he isn't needed now.
- You want to cancel the whole thing?
- Yes.
Are you 100 percent sure?
How many times
are you going to ask me that?
Siiri, should you live a little?
It's terrible to watch you ask
my permission for everything,
like a cocker spaniel.
Hello.
Yes.
Unfortunately there's been
a misunderstanding,
and the minister doesn't need
your lawyer's services.
Yes.
It was my mistake.
May I ask you how you got my number?
Aren't you hot wearing that jacket?
Sweating a little is good for metabolism.
How's your housing situation?
It'll be okay.
I heard a rumor
that you went bankrupt. Is it true?
Oh, sorry.
I thought I had muted my phone.
Telemarketers keep calling me.
Let's just dance.
Petri, I can't do this.
We don't have to dance.
I didn't mean that.
What did you mean?
Our relationship.
If you can't be honest about anything,
there's no future for us.
I was going to propose to you.
I have a ring and everything.
Can we dance this song
before you go?
I hope at least things between you
and your daughter are okay.
Thank you.
I wish you an evening full of love.
- This has been a nice evening.
- Yes, it's been fun.
Has something happened?
I thought I was going to get this job,
but now it seems
that my boss hates me.
I guess I won't be moving to Zrich
which means yes,
we can go on a date.
Or should we just have sex?
We don't want
a long-distance relationship, do we?
I'm married.
If you're not interested in me,
why do you keep staring at me?
Staring at you?
I'm sorry.
I must still be in my work role. Again.
I'm just really worried about you.
As a healthcare professional.
And as a human being, of course.
As a professional.
Hi.
Thank you very much.
We're going to take a short break.
DJ Yantzu will entertain you.
Is it okay if we pay
the last installment tomorrow
when Hannu's disability pension
comes?
Sure.
Or how about you don't pay it at all?
And
I'll give you this
VIP fan gift.
We should be able to call it even.
No way...
There's an engraving and all.
"With love, Petri"
Thank you, Petri.
Are you leaving?
Yes, I called the driver
and told him to pick me up.
I have a nasty migraine.
Give the job to me.
I'd be better at it than Daniel.
- Explain how.
- I work harder than him.
Okay.
Daniel has a drug problem.
Cocaine.
I didn't want to tell you,
but I thought you should know.
You're lying.
With a straight face.
Do you want the job?
Yes, I do.
- It's yours if you do.
- I do.
- Great.
- Great.
I'll ask the Swiss
to send you the contract.
- See you tomorrow.
- See you.
Excuse me. I'd like a cocktail.
What kind of cocktail?
It doesn't matter. Something good.
- I just got a job.
- Congratulations.
Thanks. This is so great.
Yes.
Hi.
- Lena-Maj wants to take me to Zrich.
- No way. Seriously?
- Congratulations.
- Thanks.
- You can say it.
- Say what?
That you're envious.
I'm not envious.
I have the US thing coming up.
What US thing?
Haven't I told you?
I'm going to work on Michelle Obama's
presidential campaign social media team.
Michelle doesn't want
people to know yet, so don't tell anyone.
- Here you go.
- Thank you.
I'll go take a piss.
Keep an eye on my beer.
We're both single,
so we can have fun again.
Yeah.
Why are you sulking?
- Ulla.
- Oh, it's nothing.
If he's so unreliable and ridiculous,
it's good you left.
I guess you're right.
He must've invented
the daughter thing.
- To get pity points.
- C'mon.
I doubt she exists.
Has anybody seen her daughter?
He always talks about her
and says nice things about her.
He's very proud of her.
He talks a lot, but he's a pitiful loser.
Henkka, that's enough.
You're fucking wrong.
Did you know her?
No. She was weird.
Must be from the next county.
Hi.
I'm sorry I said you're a pitiful clown.
I am a pitiful clown.
No, you're not.
I am a pitiful clown.
You're doing great.
I'm homeless and I went bankrupt.
I'm also single, so I don't know.
You also have a harness racing horse
that has hip problems.
True. On top of everything.
By the way,
I got the job.
Congratulations.
I don't want it.
I hate my job.
- What do you have in your face?
- Where?
Your face is partially red. Again.
Fuck. It was the cocktail.
- I'm having a panic attack again.
- Are you panicking?
Help me find my asthma inhaler.
- Hi.
- My jacket.
Give me my jacket!
Huh?
- Hell no.
- Who is it?
Probably the bankruptcy trustee.
- He's been calling me all night.
- Well, should you answer?
Petri Mustonen.
Yes. Hi.
I'm on my way.
- Shit.
- What is it?
- I forgot the crowns.
- Crowns?
For the singing contest winners.
They're in my car. Come.
Shit. I forgot to recharge the car.
- Is it Ulla?
- It might be.
What did she say?
Well?
- Pretty nice.
- Pretty nice? Really nice.
Really nice.
How long do we have to walk?
Half an hour.
- Turn around.
- Be serious.
- I am.
- I was beaten up.
- I'm unemployed.
- I'm bankrupt.
- Where's your bag?
- Probably on the dance floor.
- Should we go get it?
- Nah.
Shit. I'm falling.