”Kohta 18” (Almost 18), director and writer Maarit Lalli’s first feature film, has received positive responses from critics and audiences. The film tells five boys’ distinct yet interconnected stories. The common denominator for the stories is not only the boys’ friendship, but the struggles they face with their parents and themselves, while they are pursuing independence. In essence the movie is about youth as well as friend and family relationships.
The film manages to depict the lives of these five boys in Helsinki from a fresh perspective – the main characters are not troubled or extraordinary youths, but instead quite normal young men with everyday problems. The actors (even though they are amateurs) convince in their roles making their characters easily relatable, eliciting empathy from viewers.
《即将18 》是本片导演及编剧Maarit Lalli的首部故事片。迄今为止该片已经得到了电影评论家与观众的不少好评。该片讲述了五个男孩独特的却又互相关联的故事。将这些故事融合到电影中的是他们在追求独立时彼此间的兄弟情以及面对父母与自我时的奋斗挣扎。从本质上来说，这是一部关于青春、友情与亲情的电影。
该片成功地以全新的角度描绘了五位赫尔辛基男孩的生活：故事的主人公不是那些到处制造麻烦或者天赋异禀的年轻人，而是那些普通青年，他们遇到的是生活中常有的破事儿。通过演员们（虽然他们不是专业演员）的演绎，观众很容易产生共鸣，并能感同身受。

The Grump prepares to die – everything is done and his wife is dead. He’s making his own coffin when the life walks in, all of a sudden. The granddaughter needs the stubbornness and wisdom of her grandpa. In return, The Grump gets a meaning for his life – and a big secret.

Maja and Janne move to the barren and remote island of Stormskerry, where survival is a daily struggle. Growing up in a world of old values, Maja becomes aware of a new era: a woman can be an equal partner instead of a mere bystander. The couple have children, and life is good until trouble sets in: war arrives on the island, Janne is forced to flee from the English troops, and Maja and the children are imprisoned. The family also faces many financial difficulties and death. Years pass, but Maja remains strong and stays in Stormskerry despite all the hardships and difficulties.

海伦娜（艾琳娜·里夫 Elena Leeve 饰）出生在一个书香世家之中，她的母亲艾拉（艾琳娜·里夫 Elena Leeve 饰）是一位诗人，而父亲劳瑞（汤米·柯贝拉 Tommi Korpela 饰）则是著名的作家。海伦娜对自己的童年生活记忆已经很模糊了，但她非常崇拜自己的父亲，并且将父亲决定离开这个家庭的缘由怪罪到了母亲头上。
海伦娜因为精神崩溃而住进了医院，母亲闻讯从瑞典归来，开始日日夜夜的照顾她。在此期间，海伦娜阅读了母亲写的一本自传体小说，书中记载了她和劳瑞在40年代轰轰烈烈的爱情。在阅读这本小说的同时，劳瑞不为人知的过去和他阴暗的个性也逐渐坦露在了海伦娜的面前。

寒假期间，爱吵架的两兄弟鼻涕和水花，搭火车前往偏远小镇探望奶奶，却在抵达的时候，发现一切都变了样！两兄弟展开调查，发现小镇和居民都面临危机，于是他们开始追捕一名神秘的偷洞小偷，最终，这对年轻英雄不仅拯救了小镇，还拯救了其他地方，事实上，他们拯救了全世界避免被一个巨大的黑洞给吞噬！