Utö / Isolated

The sense of time is a little different on Utö. The ferry only comes once a week to this isolated island off the coast of Finland. Life does go on here, including the usual pitfalls. A couple sends their child to the grandparents, a visitor is with her lover and forgets the time. An investor is currently the only guest at an island guesthouse. Appearing from nowhere, sudden vibrations and, later, painful, high-frequency noise shake the community. The electricity goes out, all contacts are cut. Boats disappear and rats jump into the water. Leaving the island seems impossible. While the inhabitants are searching for clues, a man is washed ashore who turns out to be one of the crew of the ferry Estonia, which sank not far from the island in 1994. Paranoia sets in … This Finnish mystery series effortlessly combines personal and global themes into an exciting, focused examination of the question about what really matters. We are showing episodes 1, 2, and 5 of this eight-part series with Kati Outinen – including a “What happened in between” recap in the cinema!