Project Description
NO BIG DEAL
Married couple Hilla (Krista Kosonen) and Kristian (Eero Ritala) are enjoying the first evening of their romantic getaway in Lisbon, when an unknown man gropes Hilla. The couple tries to keep up a fun spirit, but to both of their disappointment, it’s impossible to ignore what’s happened. It becomes obvious that the spouses have very different experiences of these sort of situations. How could one react to groping so the object of it wouldn’t just be a victim – and so the incident wouldn’t stay between the spouses? No Big Deal is written and directed by Alli Haapasalo, and it is part of the film anthology Force of Habit.
Directed and screenplay by: Alli Haapasalo
Produced by: Elli Toivoniemi & Sanna Kultanen
Cinematography by: Jarmo Kiuru
Production design by: Laura Haapakangas
Costume and make-up design by: Roosa Marttiini
Editing by: Katja Pällijeff
Sound design by: Lotta Mäki
CAST:
Hilla: Krista Kosonen
Kristian: Eero Ritala
Country of production: Finland
Duration: 11:56
Domestic content rating: S (for all ages)
When a strange man groped me on a holiday trip, my husband and I did not know what to do. Getting furious seemed like overkill, grabbing him back like lowering myself to his level of obscenity. My mind was flooded with similar incidents – situations that all women are familiar with but no one likes to talk about. I did not like being a victim at all. The most insulting part was being totally stripped of my power in that situation. Although he wanted to, my husband could not fully understand my distress. Few 35-year-old men have such a long experience about sexual harassment as nearly every 35-year-old woman has. Women’s inequality is much less straightforward than what the majority of people, the society, and the public debate are able to perceive.
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The discussion material created by the Yksittäistapaus campaign and the Timeout Foundation help you have constructive dialogue about the film and to see things from a new perspective. The discussion material is especially designed to support dialogue in school lessons.
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the Yksittäistapaus short film.
confidentially.
the matter at hand and each other better.
or resolve anything. We can talk in peace.
Now let’s briefly go though them...
Give room for incompleteness.
What did we learn from discussing the matter together?
What insights did we gain?
the short film and the thoughts it provoked in us.
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the film evoked in you.
had experiences of the theme of the short film.
to share your thoughts.
and the behaviour of its main characters?
in a public place without permission?
a man or a boy?
everyone gets to share their thoughts.
in a way that is best for them?
What does sexual harassment mean?
What to do if you are harassed, abused or the target of some other sex offence? What if you witness a sex offence or hear about someone who has experienced a sex offence?
What does the law say about sex offences?
DISCUSSED FURTHER
in the discussion
which theme you would like to focus.
decided we will discuss further.
the way you think about this topic.
of the rest while you were listening to the previous speaker?
the discussion will get to share their thoughts.
mind from the discussion. Write these in your own paper.
or having seen the film?
The instructor will collect the insights written on paper
at the end and create a summary of them.
this discussion or topic in one sentence.
the joint discussion?