---
title: 'Heart of a Lion (2013)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Dome Karukoski'
released: '2013-09-06'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Finland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/heart-of-a-lion-2013'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2343617/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Heart of a Lion (2013)

2013 · Drama · Finland


## Synopsis

Heart of a Lion is a 2013 Finnish drama film directed by Dome Karukoski. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The film tells the story about a Neo-Nazi named Teppo, who falls in love with a woman named Sari. He later finds out that Sari's son from the previous marriage is black. This leads Teppo to trouble with his fellow Neo-Nazis, especially his half-brother Harri.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Dome Karukoski](https://cinepixo.com/people/dome-karukoski)
- **Producer:** [Aleksi Bardy](https://cinepixo.com/people/aleksi-bardy)

## Cast

- [Pamela Tola](https://cinepixo.com/people/pamela-tola)
- [Laura Birn](https://cinepixo.com/people/laura-birn)
- [Timo Lavikainen](https://cinepixo.com/people/timo-lavikainen)
- [Jussi Vatanen](https://cinepixo.com/people/jussi-vatanen)
- [Peter Franzén](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-franzen)
- [Jasper Pääkkönen](https://cinepixo.com/people/jasper-paakkonen)

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Official site: http://www.leijonasydanleffa.fi/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/heart-of-a-lion-2013
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