Pekka. Inside the Mind of a School Shooter

Pekka. Inside the Mind of a School Shooter (2015)

January 28th, 20151h 30min

Documentary
70%

Overview

On November 7 2007, eighteen year old Pekka goes to school armed in Jokela, a quiet town North of Finland’s capital, Helsinki. On that tragic day, he kills eight people. The director reconstructs Pekka’s story through conversations with his parents, classmates and teachers. The oppressive circumstances that brought on the young man’s tragic action are slowly revealed clearer and clearer and the spectator realizes that these situations are not unique to Pekka from Jokela.


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