Back to Graceland

Back to Graceland
NR 14 min
Tuomo who works as a taxi driver has buried her mother Laila last week However there is not too much time to grief because Tuomos father Kalevi waits for him in a retirement home just outside the city Because of Kalevis dementia he imagines himself to be the late king of rock and roll Elvis Presley He dresses moves and has the same gestures as the idol of his youth Tuomo is maintaining his relationship with his father by taking him every Sunday to a nearby karaoke bar where Kalevi performs as Elvis Playing along with his fathers imaginary world feels this time too heavy on Tuomo In mixed emotions he tries to make his father understand the death of his mother The consequences are nearly fatal
DirectorSakari Sankkinen
WriterJere Aalto

Movie Details

Original Language:Finnish