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.

The children eager to learn more decide not to give up!

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)


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Genre	Family Feature
Year	2005
Length	84 min
Language	Finnish with English Subtitles
Format	35 mm, cinemascope
Sound	Dolby Digital 5.1

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