''Defiant'' () is a 2025 Finnish
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by Visa Koiso-Kanttila. It tells the story of Vilma, who has lost her father and is sent to a
youth home, where Vilma shows no signs of submitting to the strict discipline and order maintained by the youth home staff. The film is starring by
Ona Huczkowski,
Kati Outinen and
Emmi Parviainen.
The film premiered on 28 February 2025.
Cast
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Ona Huczkowski as Vilma
* Tinka Andersson as Yasmine
* Joonatan Pekola as Risto
* Sami Sowe as Ismael
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Kati Outinen as Anneli
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Emmi Parviainen as Krisu
* Tuomas Nilsson as Matti
* as Jarno
* as Ilona
* as Niklas
* as Rane
Production
The film is based on preliminary research conducted by director Koiso-Kanttila into the problems of
child welfare
Child protection (also called child welfare) is the safeguarding of children from violence, exploitation, abuse, abandonment, and neglect. It involves identifying signs of potential harm. This includes responding to allegations or suspicions ...
institutions.
Filming began in February 2024 and it was largely shot in
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*Salo, Finland, a town in Western Finland
**Salo sub-region, a subdivision of Finland Proper and one of the Sub-regions of Finland since 2009
*An old name of Saloinen, a former municipality in Ostroboth ...
.
The film's budget is approximately €1.6 million, of which the support granted by the
Finnish Film Foundation
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is approximately one million euros.
See also
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List of Finnish films of the 2020s
References
External links
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2025 films
2025 drama films
Finnish drama films
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2020s Finnish-language films
2020s Finnish films