Maria Heiskanen

This beautifully filmed true story tells of one woman's capacity to survive during social unrest in Sweden in the 1900s. When Maria Larsson wins a camera she keeps it. This decision alters her life as it allows her to see the world through new eyes, offering her a route to freedom from her abusive husband.

Janne Hyytiäinen plays Koistinen, a shy and awkward night watchman shunned by his colleagues and whose well-meaning actions are foiled at every turn. His luck seems to change when he meets the glamorous blonde Mirja (Maria Järvenhelmi), but too late finds himself helplessly embroiled in a world of criminal deceit and lies.

All That Matters Is Past tells the story of childhood friends Janne and two brothers, William and Ruud who from the moment of meeting - their destinies are entwined.

Amidst the political turmoil of WW2 Sweden, a real-life journalist fights a one-man, life-and-death battle against his nation’s neutrality and Hitler.