Pekka. Inside the Mind of a School Shooter

Nov 23 2014 Not Rated 1h 30m
Documentary, Drama

On November 7 2007, eighteen year old Pekka goes to school armed in Jokela, a quiet town North of Finland’s capital, Helsinki. On that tragic day, he kills eight people. The director reconstructs Pekka’s story through conversations with his parents, classmates and teachers. The oppressive circumstances that brought on the young man’s tragic action are slowly revealed clearer and clearer and the spectator realizes that these situations are not unique to Pekka from Jokela.

Plot

On November 7, 2007, 18 year old Pekka shot and killed eight people at a high school in Jokela, a peaceful Finnish commuter town just north of Helsinki. Conversations with classmates, teachers and Pekka's parents lead into to a haunting reconstruction of the oppressive circumstances that led to this tragic act. We come to see that these circumstances are not necessarily unique to Pekka's life in Jokela.

Written by

Alexander Oey

Directed by

Alexander Oey

Cast

Daniel Hillel-Tuch

Crew

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Languages

English, suomi

Awards

1 win

Scores
# of Votes
200
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA