Synopsis

In 1977, a young 17-year-old guy Valde lives with his mother in a small town Oulu, where an emerging city culture meets the prevailing religious and rural spirit. Punk and the new wave rock are breaking new ground all over the world, and their rebellion speaks to Valde. While others listen to disco, Valde plays Lou Reed and New York Dolls. Everyone wears jeans. Valde has his music - and Pike, the prettiest girl in class who Valde secretly loves. When Pike wins the ‘Miss Blue Jeans’ contest and takes as her boyfriend the bourgeois Henri, Valde puts all his eggs in one basket.

Director

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  • Matti Kinnunen
  • Matti Kinnunen studied film production at the Berlin University of the Arts and screenwriting and directing at the University of Helsinki’s Faculty of Art and Design. In 2008, he participated in the SOURCES 2 script workshop and has written and directed drama series for Finnish TV. The screenplay for his first feature film, *Miss Blue Jeans*, was co-written with French director Gabriel Auer.