Her third feature, starring Pihla Viitala and Adam Pålsson, debuts first-look stills Finnish director Miia Tervo didn’t have to look far for the inspiration for her third feature “You Crazy Thing,” about Aino, a mental health nurse who’s preparing a performance with her patients for a talent competition. We lived in a small village in Lapland, and there was only this hospital – and the forest. There was a joke that the only thing separating the nurses from the patients were the keys,” she told Variety.
It felt like nobody could see her. But when people were in need, when they felt broken, she was there for them. That’s one of the main themes of the film.
Do we actually see each other?” Tervo added: “I wanted to give her this film because it’s crazy that they’re out there saving people while we walk red carpets. That’s why I give her all my awards, too.” The upcoming film, which debuts its first-look stills, was produced by Marko Talli for Yellow Film & TV and co-produced by Paloma Production (Denmark) and Garagefilm International (Sweden). Pihla Viitala, Adam Pålsson and Clara Dessau lead the cast that combines professional and amateur actors.
The best thing about my work is that I can give them the space to shine,” she noted. I always thought I would die of alcoholism before turning 30 because that’s what happened to people in our village. But we weren’t victims, and my mother really enjoyed her work.
She preferred being with the ‘crazy’ people because they didn’t play social games. They were free.” While Tervo might be following her mother’s perspective – “She never believed in social hierarchies or norms” – hers is a fictional story. One that also sees Aino fall for one of her patients.
If identity is what we think about ourselves, then how does it affect love and loving? How does class affect how and who we love? Can you can suffer from feelings of worthlessness even if you are rich, and can you feel valuable even if you are poor?” “At one point, I thought that just because I come from a poor family, I couldn’t love a rich person.
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