Heart of a Lion

Heart of a Lion

Fatherhood or fatherland. Love or hate.

2013•1h 39m•6.6/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.6/10(76)

Neo-Nazi falls in love with a woman who has a black son and finds himself fighting with conflicting feelings.

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Production

Helsinki-filmi

Language

FI

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Peter Franzén

Peter Franzén

Teppo

Laura Birn

Laura Birn

Sari

Jasper Pääkkönen

Jasper Pääkkönen

Harri

Yusufa Sidibeh

Yusufa Sidibeh

Rhamadhani

Jussi Vatanen

Jussi Vatanen

Kulmala

Timo Lavikainen

Timo Lavikainen

Olli

Pamela Tola

Pamela Tola

Tolli

Mikko Neuvonen

Mikko Neuvonen

Daniel

Niko Vakkuri

Reko

Jani Toivola

Jani Toivola

Salif

Stan Saanila

Stan Saanila

Aleksi

Juha Pursiainen

Dad

Esa Muittari

Dad

Janne Ravi

Rich Dad

Jarno Jäppinen

Dad

Mika Määttä

Dad

Timo Mäkinen

Dad

Jaakko Hämeenniemi

Dad

Kristina Vahvaselkä

Principal

Eeva Litmanen

Eeva Litmanen

Teacher

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