Jone Boy
screenplay & director ANNIKA GROF cinematographer JARMO KIURU omposer & music producer VILLE RIIPPA dramatist & script editor JARI OLAVI RANTALA script editor KATE LEYS poem editor SAILA SUSILUOTO film editor & producer JOON TERVAKARI
”Greatest is love”
A Nordic drama-western about a young man returning to his old hometown, which he once managed to get away from.
Jone Boy is a film about distance, loneliness and rawness of love. JONE (29) arrives in his old hometown to help his mother to move on with her life by declaring Jone’s missing younger brother dead. The motorbike found in the river throws Jone and the townsmen into a downward spiral through complex, already forgotten relationships towards the chilling stream, where forgiveness must be faced.
Production Info
Original title Jone Boy
Genre Drama, feature (95 min)
Main Production Country Finland
Languages of Dialogue Swedish (83%), Finnish (17%)
Status of Production In Development (script available)
Schedule at the earliest Filming 10-11/2026, Master 08/2027
Production Budget 2-2,5 M€
Script Grants Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Finnish Film Foundation
Development Funds 2 x Finnish Film Foundation
Platforms & Markets The Finnish Film Affair: Fiction in development, Locarno FF Pro: Match Me! 2025
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