Heart of a Lion (Finnish: Leijonasydän) is a 2013 Finnish drama film directed by Dome Karukoski. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.^[1][2] The film tells the story about a Neo-Nazi named Teppo, who falls in love with a woman named Sari. He later finds out that Sari's son from the previous marriage is black. This leads Teppo to trouble with his fellow Neo-Nazis, especially his half-brother Harri.

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Heart of a Lion
Film poster
Directed by	Dome Karukoski
Written by	Aleksi Bardy
Produced by	Aleksi Bardy
Starring	Peter Franzén
Cinematography	Henri Blomberg
Release dates	6 September 2013 (2013-09-06) (TIFF) 18 October 2013 (2013-10-18) (Finland)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	Finland
Language	Finnish

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• Peter Franzén as Teppo
• Jasper Pääkkönen as Harri
• Laura Birn as Sari
• Pamela Tola
• Jussi Vatanen
• Timo Lavikainen