Wheels of Freedom

Director: Aleksi Puranen
Production: Pasi Hakkio / Pohjola-filmi

Being alive and having a life mean different things for Ville Jaaranto, 35. He has suffered all his life from AMC disease and he doesn’t even get out of his bed without his assistants. Still he dreams about a journey across Europe, but to get to Lisbon he has to overcome not only geographical borders. Wheels of Freedom follows this determined young man planning something impossible. 

Themes: welfare, health, disability, dreams

Title in Original Language : IMPACT 2018: Wheels of Freedom