“Free Speech Crime”
The film is about the blurred line between free speech and “hate speech”.
   The main character, Mrs. PÄIVI RÄSÄNEN, is a member of the Finnish parliament, former Minister of the Interior, and a Christian grandmother. The Finnish Prosecutor General has filed three charges against her for a crime called ”agitation against a minority group”.
   She spent her childhood in a small rural village in the shadows of a prison. There she learned the basics of the Christian faith. Due to expressing her conviction she is now suspected of a hate crime punishable by two years’ imprisonment. As a legislator, she has previously advocated tightening hate crime legislation, but now has to re-evaluate the issue.
   Alongside the juridical process, the handling of the case in the media is monitored. Conflicting parties are those with the traditional concept of free speech and those calling for a redefinition of human rights.
   The film reflects what is the state and future of Western democracy in a Northern European country that has been rated “the freest in the world” and “best for the protection of fundamental human rights” by international comparisons.