Charades (“Petrov’s Flu,””Diamantino”) has come on board “Hit Big”, a dark humor-laced crime film set in Spain and directed by critically acclaimed Finnish filmmaker, Jukka-Pekka Valkeapaa (“They Have Escaped”).
Currently in post, the film is being presented at the work-in-progress sidebar of Goteborg Festival’s Nordic Film Market. On the ground in Goteborg is Daniel Kuitunen, who is producing the movie through his Helsinki-based banner Komeetta.
“Hit Big” revolves around Marjaleena, a 60 year-old boozed-up former beauty pageant who left Finland for Spain’s Costa del Sol where she runs Bar Belle, once a popular spot of Finnish tourists, with her handyman Mikko. One day, they hear that Marjaleena’s husband, Worm, will be released after twenty years in prison and is planning a dream life with his cell-mate lover thanks to the stashed proceeds of a…
