Finland / Elisa Viihde, Nelonen
Mia Ylönen, Mikko Pöllä and Roope Lehtinen talk to Dominic Schrieber about the origins and challenges of their Bad Apples project: a psychological thriller set in the heart of a 70s psychiatric hospital.
Bad Apples is set in a psychiatric hospital on the Helsinki archipelago. In 1973, the young student and activist Onerva is involuntarily committed to the asylum. The authorities, and even her own husband, portray her as an aggressive troublemaker. Shortly after her arrival, Onerva realizes that the coveted "in-house" treatment is actually taking place in a totally enclosed bunker on the island. While trying to maintain her sanity, Onerva begins an investigation into these controversial treatments. Will she uncover the truth before the institution's methods and manipulations break her down? Were all these women sent to the island just to keep them quiet, or were they really ill?
Original idea: Mia Ylönen, Mikko Pöllä, Roope Lehtinen
Scriptwriters: Mia Ylönen, Ulla Heikkilä, Mikko Myllylahti
Directors: Marja Pyykkö, Pamela Tola
Composer: Antti Lehtinen
Production: Fire Monkey
Producers: Roope Lehtinen (EP), Hannu Kalliolahti (EP), Saara Kankaanpää
Broadcasters: Elisa Viihde, Nelonen
Distributor: Lagardère Studios Distribution
Starring: Satu Tuuli Karhu, Armi Toivonen, Santeri Kinnunen, Marjaana Maijala
Format: 8x45'
Broadcast date: spring 2021
