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Palimpsest

Palimpsest

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Palimpsest

2024

1h 49m

8.0(2 votes)

Drama

Science Fiction

Overview

Two elderly roommates at a hospice are randomly selected for a Gene-Therapy Trial that rejuvenates their bodies, making them younger. Given a second chance at love, lust and life, with the memories of their past life intact, they now must find their place in a new world that has left them behind.

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10 featured cast members

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Antti Virmavirta

Antti Virmavirta

Juhani - Senior

Leo Sjöman

Leo Sjöman

Juhani - Adult

Riitta Havukainen

Riitta Havukainen

Tellu - Senior

Emma Kilpimaa

Emma Kilpimaa

Tellu - Young Adult

Krista Kosonen

Krista Kosonen

Tellu - Adult

Kaisu Mäkelä

Hannele Lauri

Hannele Lauri

Ilkka Heiskanen

Ilkka Heiskanen

Milo Tamminen

Aleksi

Johanna Ruonala

Marja 40

Creative team

Directed by: Hanna Västinsalo
Written by: Hanna Västinsalo
Produced by: Cyril Jacob Abraham
Aino Halonen

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