Asko Tolonen

Emotions is an episodic film compiled from the theatrical short films of four first-time directors. Directed by Kalevi Korte, Liukastelua tells the story of a young man who helps a woman who has slipped on the street. The accident marks the beginning of a romance. Confiteor, based on a screenplay by Jyrki Lappi-Seppälä and directed by Jaakko Talaskivi, is a story about the friendship between two men that ends with the death of one of them. Leena Salokangas' Toivo, rakkaus (Hope, Love) is the story of a young married woman's one-night stand with a stranger. The final episode is Kristiina, directed by Asko Tolonen. Kristiina Halkola, who plays the title character, suspects she is pregnant.

Liisa, a young nurse returns to a remote island where she has spent the summer leaves in her youth. She soon gets to know some of the regular residents on the island, Pekka and Paula. During the summer party the underlying tensions mount.

Aaro Saarinen is a foreman in the paper mill. The new generation continually questions his authority in both at work and at home.

Actor Antti Litja from the Tampere Workers’ Theatre arrives in Tampere by train, sees the sights and looks for a local girl, actress Tuija Vuolle from the Tampere Theatre. The film by the young director Asko Tolonen evokes a fresh spirit from the 1960s.