Lex Julia

Julia travels to her new friend Anna's isolated island summer house, where she recognises Anna's husband as the man who raped her on a date fifteen years earlier.

Julia, in her early thirties, travels to her new friend Anna's island villa for a late-summer weekend. When Anna introduces her husband, JP, Julia recognises him as the man who raped her on a date fifteen years earlier. Both Julia and JP keep their past acquaintance a secret from Anna, who grows increasingly uneasy about the tension between her husband and her new friend. Over the weekend, the simmering conflicts between the trio intensify.

Main country of production

Finland

Subjects:

friendship, harrassment, MeToo, women, abuse, sexual abuse