Iris (2011)

Not Rated (US) | Finland, Sweden | Swedish | 85 min

Directed by: Ulrika Bengts

A hauntingly beautiful and unusual coming-of-age tale. Set in 1890, Iris's artist mother leaves Stockholm for the summer and sends her 9-year old daughter to stay with an uncle in the Finnish archipelago. The girl learns to play with other children and discovers the joys of friendship in the remote Åland Islands.