Bringing intimate partner violence to the center of a TV series is not the easiest task. However, it is a topic that cannot be kept quiet, writes Iltalehti editor Ismo Puljujärvi.
Joonas Saartamo (Mikko) and Iida-Maria Heinonen (Vilma) drift into a toxic relationship in the series Everyone’s sorry. Hanna-Maria Grönlund
Thirty-year-old Vilma falls passionately in love with Mikko. Life feels like cotton candy when the deep feeling of falling in love overwhelms a young woman.
Little by little, warning examples begin to appear in Miko’s behavior: controlling, narcissistic traits and suddenness. Mikko’s actions make Vilma doubt her feelings, but is it too late to back down at this point?
Antti Heikki Pesonen guided by Sorry for everything is the most interesting new series of the fall. The drama series is based on the author Laura Manninen to the novel published in 2018. The author has sought inspiration partly from his personal experiences.
A strong story alone is not enough to keep interest, but a lot of background work has also been done for the series, which is also visible. The authors have interviewed people who have experienced domestic violence and experts in the field.
Starring the role of Vilma Iida-Maria Heinonen and Mikkoa plays on his part Joonas Saartamo. Both actors do an excellent role performance. Heinonen has starred in numerous TV series such as Nordic law, Beat and Rob. Saartamo has also had a long career in drama series such as Breakwater and most recently the Venla award winner Munkkivuori.
Finnish society still has a hippopotamus in the living room.
Statistics Finland According to
You read that right, 11,800 victims.
One victim is too many, but this situation is unsustainable.
People who have experienced intimate partner violence deserve to be heard. Television producers have a great responsibility to ensure that touching stories reach as many people as possible. Sorry for everything is a believable opening to the topic, which I hope will not be the last.
The All Sorry series can be watched on Ruutu.