"On the ruins of love, where silence screams louder than words."
Directed by Aku Louhimies, The White City is a gripping and intense portrayal of family breakdown, despair, and a person on the edge of their seat. The film is a direct sequel to Louhimies's The Breakaways series, but it stands as an independent, powerful masterpiece that will not leave its viewer indifferent.
Janne Virtanen and Susanna Mikkonen both give the performances of a lifetime as a couple whose love has turned into war. The film is shot in wintry Helsinki, whose coldness and light accentuate the inner barrenness of the story. It is an honest, painful and at the same time extremely beautiful study of humanity.
