A Jellyfish Has No Heart

A Jellyfish Has No Heart

2025 · 102 min · ★ 5.0 · Drama

The daughter of an alcoholic mother tries to improve her mother's life. However, the traumas of the mother are so great that the daughter's efforts to help only make the situation worse.

Directed by Tuukka Temonen · Written by Tuukka Temonen

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