KYRSYÄ (TUFTLAND), the new mystery thriller helmed by Finnish first-time director Roope Olenius, will be presented at the next American Film Market in Santa Monica by international sales agency EuroObscura.
The movie is a mixture of hillbilly horror in the vein of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, folk horror akin to The Wicker Man, mystery and thriller enhanced by Twin Peaks-style black humor, all set in the wooded landscape of Finland. Director Roope Olenius is better known for acting roles in Bunny the Killer Thing and Backwood Madness. Veera W. Vilo is the lead actress, also known for her role in Bunny the Killer Thing.
Balancing between a failed relationship, uninspiring studies, and financial problems, headstrong student Irina finds herself stuck in the modern rat race. To overcome her problems she decides to accept an unusual summer job offer at the secluded and self-sufficient village of Kyrsyä. As Irina begins to get a grip of herself in the middle of the endless Finnish forest, the supposedly harmless hillbillies begin to reveal their true nature.
