Gimme Some Respect

Gimme Some Respect

2010 · 95 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama

Young Siiri is starting her life on her own. She wants to be independent and live a normal life, although she is mentally handicapped. She begins to make true of her dreams, where she has a real working place and she hopes to find also a husband.

Directed by Pekka Karjalainen · Written by Leena Virtanen

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