Korso

"6620 kilometers from New York"

Feb 28 2014 N/A 1h 24m
Drama, Sport

Stuck in the suburbs of Helsinki, 20-year-old Markus plans on moving to New York, his sights set on pursuing streetball fame. With little money behind him, he turns to the local loan shark - and when he discovers that Markus has no plans to repay him, things take a turn for the worse.

Plot

Markus dreams of becoming a street ball star in New York, but spends his days in his home suburb Korso, in Finland, playing ball with his friends in an old warehouse - and drinking. When Markus's little sister brings a black guy Jojo home Markus's dream is put to test. He risks everything to prove that his dream is not ridiculous. But what if it is?

Written by

Kirsikka Saari, Jenni Toivoniemi

Directed by

Akseli Tuomivaara

Cast

Iiro Panula, Irina Pulkka, Jukka-Pekka Siili

Crew

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Production Countries

Finland

Production Companies

Tuffi Films, Bufo

Languages

English, suomi

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

Trailers
KORSO Trailer with English subtitles
Scores
# of Votes
409
Average Rating
5.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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