Games People Play
6.9
“It's their last weekend of being young”
Group of old friends gather in a summer villa to celebrate a surprise birthday party for Mitzi, who is the dramatic focal point of the group. The weekend starts ominously when Mitzi does not respond well to the surprise party. It turns out that Mitzi has just filed for divorce and has been looking forward to a peaceful weekend. The tense situation takes a new turn when Mitzi's best friend brings her new boyfriend for a visit, who happens to be a Swedish film star. Familiar surroundings and the old rituals get to the core of the group and make them forget their adulthood. Revelations, not meant to harm the balance, make them reassess their past as well as their present.
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Cast
25 people
Eero Milonoff
Härde
Known for
Border
Azrael
Emmi Parviainen
Mitzi
Also in
Shadow Lines
Transport
Samu Heikkilä
Merisään lukija
Also in
Quest for a Heart
Venla Hellstedt
Jenni Toivoniemi
Also in
ADULTS
Laura Birn
Veronika
Known for
Foundation
The Crow
Juha Löppönen
Joona Jaakkola
Christian Hillborg
Mikael
Known for
The Last Kingdom
Fleabag
Elli Toivoniemi
Jarmo Kiuru
Iida-Maria Heinonen
Natali
Also in
66th North Precinct
Ragged Life of Juice Leskinen
Jenni Toivoniemi Director · Jarmo Kiuru Cinematographer Samu Heikkilä Editor
Budget $1.6M · First release January 29, 2020 · Produced in Finland
Box office
Budget
$1,600,000
Production
Tuffi Films
Production
Finland
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Seurapeli
Original language
Finnish
Spoken on screen
English · Finnish · Swedish
Release dates
Sweden · January 29, 2020
Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
Finland · August 21, 2020
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
September 20, 2020 · Premiere · Cinéfest Sudbury
September 21, 2020 · Digital · Cinéfest Sudbury
Czechia
June 25, 2020 · Theatrical
Estonia
October 30, 2020
Germany
November 4, 2020 · Premiere · Nordic Film Days Lübeck
Russia
October 2, 2020 · Premiere · Moscow International Film Festival
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