Innocence

The story occurs across two timelines. A wedding is being celebrated in Helsinki in the 2000s; in the world of memory, seven people recount a traumatic event they experienced ten years earlier. The connection between these realities is gradually revealed.

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  We are at a wedding reception in Helsinki, Finland. Stela met Tuomas while he was vacationing in Romania, and she’s fallen in love not only with Tuomas but also his country Finland, a country of apparent peaceful harmony. Tuomas’ parents are relieved that he is moving forward with his life, but they cannot agree whether she should be told the truth about a horrific tragedy ten years prior. The tragedy starts emerging through the memories of six students and a teacher from an International High School.

  One of the waitresses at the wedding reception has fallen ill, and a Czech waitress, Tereza, has been called in. As she arrives, she realizes with horror that she recognizes the family. The groom is the brother of a mass shooter at the International High School in which Tereza’s daughter, Markéta, was brutally killed, ten years ago.

  As the memories of the students bring us into the reality of the tragedy, Tereza must decide if she confronts the family, and the family must decide if they bring Stela into the truth. But the truth is not as straightforward as we might initially believe. 

  The story is intended to unfold in real-time as we experience it as audience members. The full synopsis can be found here, but please note that it does include plot spoilers.