# Upswing (2003)

> An affluent Finnish couple’s experimental holiday in a troubled suburb turns into a sharp, chaotic collision with class, identity, and urban survival.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/37968

## Facts

- Runtime: 99 min
- Genres: Comedy
- Director: Johanna Vuoksenmaa
- Cast: Tiina Lymi, Petteri Summanen, Antti Virmavirta, Kari-Pekka Toivonen, Katja Küttner, Juha Veijonen, Ville Virtanen, Satu Paavola
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0323443/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, irreverent, awkward, lazy sunday, movie night

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