13-year-old Sinikka vanishes on a hot summer night. Her bicycle is found in the exact place where a girl was killed 23 years ago. The dramatic present forces those involved in the original case to face their past.
It's the worst of cliches … but I was on the edge of my seat until the very last.
It's an unsatisfactory film that makes one interested in reading Jan Costin Wagner's source novel.
What could have been just another serial-killer whodunit becomes a complex study of grief, obsession and the persistence of guilt.
Cameo, Edinburgh from Friday October 28, 2011, until Thursday November 3, 2011. More info: http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/
General release. Check local listings for show times.