Backwood Madness

Fantasy/Horror, 2025, 91min, Finland

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​The war of men harms the beings of the forest. The beings demand revenge and the balance between men and the forest is broken. There might be one who can bring back that balance.

SYNOPSIS
From the beginning of time humans and the beings of the forest have lived in harmony, side by side. The balance breaks when the beings of the forest get hurt in human wars. The cycle of many revenges begins. Both humans and the beings do terrible deeds and suffer greatly.

When the priest of the village Father Juhani (Jarmo Koski) dies after a troll attack, his son Aatami (Jari Manninen) takes his place violently and in an unstable state of mind enslaves a troll woman Eeva (Niina Ylipahkala). A child will be born who is half human, half troll, and who might be the one bringing back the long lost harmony.

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​Cast: Toni Kandelin, Jari Manninen, Aleksanteri Jaakkola
Director: Ari Savonen
Producers: Kimmo Perkkiö, Ari Savonen

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IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5159720

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MWEMkUuY94

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