Restless

Restless (2000)

Genres - Drama, Romance  |   Run Time - 111 min.  |   Countries - Finland  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Mark Deming

An old dog has a hard time learning new tricks in this drama set in Turku. Ari (Mikko Nousiainen), a paramedic, is a chronic womanizer; he makes it a point of pride to never sleep with the same woman twice, and his nights are a long series of brazen one-night stands. But when Ari meets Tiina (Laura Malmivaara), something unexpected happens -- he falls in love. For the first time, Ari finds himself pursuing a long-term relationship, and he makes a genuine effort to remain faithful to her. But old habits die hard; Tiina introduces Ari to her circle of friends and temptation arises as he encounters Hanna-Riikka (Irina Bjorklund), a theology student, and Ilona (Matleena Kuusniemi), who is soon to be married. Despite Ari's feelings for Tiina, he begins having affairs with both Hanna-Riikka and Ilona, leading to an unpleasant revelation on the day of Ilona's nuptials. Featuring copious nudity and sex scenes, Levottomat was a major box-office success in its native Finland.

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