Onni von Sopanen
Child movie – Finland
Production year: 2006
Movie length: 95 minutes
Movie description:
At home 11 year-old Onni only has trouble. His sister is four years older, and she is a radical feminist, environmentalist, animal protector, vegetarian and complains about everything that her younger brother says or does. It is obvious that the parents prefer her, since she receives new clothes while Onni has to make do with used ones. The full extent of his disadvantage becomes obvious when Onni is supposed to bring a baby photo of himself to school. There are numerous photos of his sister, but hardly any of him. Onni begins to suspect therefore that he might not be living with his real family, but instead might have been adopted or accidentally switched in hospital as a baby. Further doubts arise in school when his class is taught genetics. Can he truly be descended from his parents, considering the color of his eyes? His birth certificate is bound to provide definitive certainty. But Onni must first deal with a new class mate in school. Miro is a real adopted child as well as being conceited and eccentric. But in spite of this he immediately wins favor with Oona, with whom Onni is secretly in love. Not even during a class excursion do the two rivals learn to value team spirit. However, the problem is finally resolved with the aid of a guinea pig and some genetics – even the secret surrounding Onnis’ origin is uncovered.
A biology lesson’s topic at school is genetics, and Onni Sopanen begins to think that he is actually living with a wrong family, and somewhere someone – most likely Bill Gates – is missing his long lost son. Everything seems to support Onni’s doubt of his origin – his baby photos are nowhere to be found, and even his sister seems to know about it. When Onni’s friend says that a person with blue eyes cannot be the child of brown-eyed parents, it is almost certain that Onni is a changeling. What is more, there is a new boy in the class, and Onni does not get along with him. The teacher VP decides to arrange a school trip in order to improve the atmosphere in the class. During the autumn Onni and Miro forget their hostilities, and Onni finds a natural explanation for many things. Genetics prove to be useful as well, as the kids wish to have more guinea pigs.
Boy Actors
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