Super Furball and the Lying Squirrel

2025 1h 30m FI

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5.3

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★5.3TMDB · 3

Family

Synopsis

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A little girl has secret superpowers but can’t use them when a highway project is threatening the nearby forest. Desperate to save it, she invents an elaborate lie about an endangered flying squirrel inhabiting the woods.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Siiri Virtanen
Emilia
Olavi Lahti
Simo
Albert Oksala
Rasva-Antero
Eelis Sainio
Pietari
Essi Hellén
Emilian äiti
Eero Ritala
Emilian isä
Petteri Pennilä
Rasva-Anteron isä
Tommi Korpela
Opettaja Sakari Pennilä

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joona Tena
Writers: Paula Noronen, Joona Tena
Languages: Finnish
Countries: Finland

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $1.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released last year.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Super Furball Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Joona Tena, shot by Jani Kumpulainen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Panu Aaltio. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jyrki Levä shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Joona Tena directs. Jani Kumpulainen behind the camera. Panu Aaltio scores. Jyrki Levä cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Finland. Dialogue in Finnish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $1.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released last year.
4Part of the "Super Furball Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Directed by Joona Tena, shot by Jani Kumpulainen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Panu Aaltio. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Jyrki Levä shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Siiri Virtanen and Olavi Lahti and Albert Oksala carry the top of the cast.
10IMDB entry: tt35166699 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.