The Squirrel

  • a film by Markus Lehmusruusu
  • Spielfilm
  • 93 Min.
  • 2025
Info

  • Genre

    • science fiction comedy

  • Contries of Production

    • Germany / Finland / Sweden / Netherlands

  • Language

    • Finish

  • World premiere

    • 2nd April 2026 – Kinostart Finnalnd

  • a production by

    • BUFO & Pallas Film

  • in co-production with

    • Volya Films, Zentropa Sweden, Fireframe Studios, Gotlands Filmfond

  • in association with

    • YLE

  • with the support of

    • Finnish Film Foundation, DFFF – Deutscher Filmförderfonds, MDM – Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, Netherlands Film Fund, Svenska kulturfonden, Konsamsfundet, Netherlands Film Production Incentive, MBB – Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg

  • World Sales

    • REinvent International Sales
Synopsis

In the far future, in a sterile world without nature or animals – Pasi, a lonely, compassionate designer of synthetic pets, stumbles upon the last surviving squirrel by chance. Pasi decides to defy the rules and help the squirrel, but things don’t go quite according to plan – the squirrel gets depressed, and Pasi falls in love.

Cast

  • Pasi Toivonen

    • Miro Lopperi

  • Emilia Vala

    • Mimosa Willamo

  • Jimi Alkio

    • Hannu-Pekka Björkman

  • Sebastian Laine

    • Roderick Kabanga

  • Ava Elo

    • Pirjo Heikkilä

  • Tony

    • Eero Ritala

  • Sofia

    • Ella Mettänen

  • Vera

    • Pirjo Lonka
Crew

  • Written by

    • Markus Lehmusruusu

  • Directed by

    • Markus Lehmusruusu

  • Producers

    • Misha Jaari, Mark Lwoff, Thanassis Karathanos, Martin Hampel, Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts, Ronny Fritsche, Lizette Jonjic

  • Director of photography

    • Max Smeds

  • Editor

    • Florian Mioske

  • Set design

    • Michael Randel

  • Music

    • Freya Arde

  • Sound Design / Mix

    • Ranko Pauković
Festivals
  • Göteborg Film Festival
  • Midnight Sun Film Festival

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