Jossain on valo joka ei sammu - A Light That Never Goes Out
Successful classical flutist Pauli returns to his small hometown after a breakdown.
Feature fiction
111 min
Premiere:
Cannes 2025, ACID section
Director: Lauri-Matti Parppei
Successful classical flutist Pauli returns to his small hometown after a breakdown. Reconnecting with old schoolmate Iiris, he is drawn into experimental music. Pauli, who has always sought perfection, is drawn to her chaotic energy, and finds comfort in their sonic experiments.
Main Cast
Samuel Kujala, Anna Rosaliina Kauno, Camille Auer, Mari Rantasila, Jarkko Pajunen
Director, screenwriter, composer Lauri-Matti Parppei
Cinematography Mikko Parttimaa
Set designer Nanna Hirvonen
Costume designer Mimosa Kuusimäki
Sound designers Yngve Leidulv Sætre & Juuso Oksala
Editor Frida Eggum Michaelsen
Producer Ilona Tolmunen
Co-producer Vincent Saunders
Produced by Ilona Tolmunen / Made (FI) and Vincent Saunders / Goodtime Pictures (FI). Financed by Finnish Film Foundation, Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE, Mediefundet Zephyr, City of Rauma and Paasikiven säätiö.
Finnish distribution: B-Plan Distribution
International sales: Patra Spanou Film
Developed in Les Arcs Film Festival Talent Village (France, 2019) and Nordic Film Lab(Sweden, 2020). Development pitches in Finnish Film Affair (2019), Göteborg Film Festival Discovery Co-production platform (2020), work in progress pitches and screenings at Les Arcs Film Festival Industry Village (2024) and Göteborg Film Festival Industry Market (2025)
