Ex-onnelliset (2016) – E1&2

	Also Known As: Living with my Ex, Tür an Tür mit Ex
	Year of first release: 2016
	Director: Johanna Vuoksenmaa
	Actors: Miaa Nuutila, Mikko Nousiainen, Anna-Leena Sipilä, Jarkko Pajunen
	Country: FIN
	Genre: Comedy
	Conditions of visioning: 03.11.2016, CineStar 5, NFDL2016, Finnish with English subtitles
Synopsis: The couples who live in this new architectural project are divorced, but stepping up to the parental responsibility plate jointly. The apartment ground plans provide for the children to live in the middle section and the parents at either end, each with their own entrance. Movable walls open up the children’s section to either mom or dad on an automatic schedule, guaranteeing joint custody and the necessary distance to the ex. In theory, it’s a grand idea. But in practice, the singleton and yet family-friendly architectural model works out quite differently for Laura (Nuutila) and Kalle (Nousiainen), Reija (Sipilä) and Antti (Pajunen), and all their neighbours.
Review: In the Nordic Film Days 2016 many TV-series are presented. At least kind of pilots with the first episodes. The plot of this one sounded very original ant therefore I wanted to watch it. It is indeed very original. Even if the architectural originality may give constraints to the story, as both parents somehow agreed to live in the same building. Therefore all the relationships presented are nice, non violent, very consensual. It is a bit restrictive to have in such a situation only nice people. On the other side, this would not be a comedy anymore! There is by luck a lot of black humour or humour of the absurd that makes the story living.  The positive point in Scandinavian TV-series is that the technical quality is as the movies. And this gives to this series good potential. It will not be easy to watch this TV-series
Rating: 5 /10