Antti Okkonen followed the working day of hospital clowns. One pair of clowns brings joy to the Children’s Castle of Helsinki University Central Hospital as the other entertains in the Children’s Hospital. The film zoomes right into essential: the touching smiles of children of different ages and their parents. The clowns do valuable work when they stay unhurried among the little patients, bringing peace and safety with their laughter and songs.
Reviews
Strong and Moving!
I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.
The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.