Vuosaari
Wintertime in Vuosaari, a satellite town in East Helsinki. People of all backgrounds and classes come together: a lonely American businessman; a married couple that has drifted apart; a junkie couple with financial and other worries; a mother with cancer and her daughter; a latchkey child that only feels for its dog; a boy who cannot come to terms with his Estonian mother's lover; a father intent on toughening himself and his son; and a young girl willing to do anything to become famous, literally anything ... (Festival information)
The INTERFILM Jury is awarding this prize to a film that tells eight different tales of alienation, under which children and adolescents are deemed to suffer the most. In spite of all adversity and adult incapacity, the film ultimately implies that its protagonists are actively seeking the power and orientation they require for their future lives. The film NAKED HARBOUR by Aku Louhimies skilfully interlinks several episodes to present a highly convincing dramaturgical realization of its existential subject-matter.