{"id":30634,"date":"2026-05-22T10:14:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T07:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/msfilmfestival.fi\/?post_type=movies&#038;p=30634"},"modified":"2026-05-22T10:14:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T07:14:27","slug":"the-squirrel","status":"publish","type":"movies","link":"https:\/\/msfilmfestival.fi\/en\/movies\/the-squirrel\/","title":{"rendered":"The Squirrel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Squirrel<\/em> is a unique science fiction film depicting a world where the humans have scrubbed away all grime and friction. In the process, nature and other living creatures have also been eradicated. They&#8217;ve been replaced by pet robots programmed to be docile, while sex has also been replaced by a clinical operation of \u201drestoring the equilibrium of hormonal imbalance\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Writer-director Markus Lehmusruusu pokes fun at humanity and our tendency of avoiding unpredictability, while simultaneously gently smiling at our obsession with control. When the protagonist (Miro Lopperi) encounters a living squirrel, he is overjoyed \u2013 and promptly shoves the creature into a terrarium complete with a squirrel wheel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lehmusruusu has created a fascinating world by combining a streamlined future with a recognizable parallel reality. The film varies between a biting satire, a portrait of an authoritarian dystopia and a timid romance, and in the end, not really bothering much with the squirrel at all. Despite its title,\u00a0<em>The Squirrel<\/em>\u00a0is a nature documentary about the human condition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Kaisu Tervonen<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Squirrel is a unique science fiction film depicting a world where the humans have scrubbed away all grime and friction. In the process, nature and other living creatures have also been eradicated. 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