Valo Synopsis
Valo is a Dickens-like-story about courageous children, the power
of friendship and the importance of believing in oneself. In the early
1900s, 9-year-old boy Valo and his friend Ville establish their own
school for children in a small village. The children teach each other,
but some adults decide to put the end to it. Valo and his friends
bring hope for a better future to the children in the village in a
time when children had no rights. Valo is a true story. The script is based by the authentic diaries of a child which were written over a hundred years ago. The script freely interprets the childhood diaries of artist and philosopher Aleksanteri Ahola-Valo, a Finnish-Ingrian who lived a colourful life in Russia, Finland and Sweden from 1900-1997. Valo is a family film suitable for children aged 7-12 years. "Valo comments on an issue of singular importance: children’s right to attend school." (UNICEF, the official collaborator of Valo) |
