''Heart of a Lion'' () is a 2013 Finnish

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by Dome Karukoski. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the

2013 Toronto International Film Festival The 38th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 5 and 15, 2013. ''The Fifth Estate (film), The Fifth Estate'' was selected as the opening film and ''Life of Crime (film), Life o ...

. The film tells the story about a

Neo-Nazi Neo-Nazism comprises the post–World War II militant, social, and political movements that seek to revive and reinstate Nazism, Nazi ideology. Neo-Nazis employ their ideology to promote hatred and Supremacism#Racial, racial supremacy (ofte ...

named Teppo, who falls in love with a woman named Sari. He later finds out that Sari's son from the previous marriage is black. This leads Teppo to trouble with his fellow Neo-Nazis, especially his half-brother Harri.

Cast

* Peter Franzén as Teppo *

Jasper Pääkkönen Joona Jasper Pääkkönen (; born 15 July 1980) is a Finnish film actor. Following a two-decade-plus career in Finnish movies, Pääkkönen's international breakthrough role came in 2015 in the historical drama television series ''Vikings'' (20 ...

as Harri *

Laura Birn Laura Eveliina Birn (born 25 April 1981) is a Finnish film and TV actress. Early life and education Birn was born in Helsinki, Finland. She completed her master's degree from Helsinki Theatre Academy in 2008. Career She is most famous for her ...

as Sari * Pamela Tola * Jussi Vatanen *

Timo Lavikainen Timo Lavikainen (born 1972) is a Finnish actor. He lives in Joensuu Joensuu (; ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Karelia. It is located in the eastern interior of the country and in the Finnish Lakeland. The populati ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Heart Of A Lion 2013 films 2013 drama films Films about racism Finnish drama films 2010s Finnish-language films 2010s Finnish films Films directed by Dome Karukoski Skinhead films 2010s gang films Finnish-language drama films