Homebound (1989)

Name: Homebound
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1989-03-10

1h 33m

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Plot.

Mika's mother marries a man who is getting out of the jail. At the beginning everything seems to be all right. Mika leaves Oulu, an industrial city up in Northern Finland, to study in the capital, Helsinki. He does very well with his studies and also begins a relationship with the girl he knew already back in Oulu. Meanwhile the new husband reveals his true self - and all of a sudden things get very serious.

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Release Date
March 10, 1989

Original Name
Kotia päin

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 33m

Filming Locations
Oulu, Finland

Genres
Drama Crime

Last updated: 2025-02-13

This Movie Is About.

step father

spousal abuse

mother son relationship

Wiki.

Homebound (Finnish: Kotia päin) is a 1989 Finnish crime drama film directed by Ilkka Järvi-Laturi. It tells the story of a young student who moves 600 kilometres (370 mi) away from his hometown to the capital to study, as he worries about his mother's problematic relationship with a new husband. The film is starring by Ilkka Koivula and Jonna Järnefelt.

The film was Järvi-Laturi's first feature film. According to Järvi-Laturi, he was inspired by the 1986 news headline of Ilta-Sanomat: "The death of the one thrown into the sea was the revenge of the underworld". The news piqued his interest because it gave the impression of organized crime.