Nothing to lose
In Finnish series Queen of Fucking Everything, Helsinki real-estate agent and high-society fixture Linda’s world comes crashing down when her husband goes missing – and she discovers he was €3m in debt.
Unwilling to give up her lavish lifestyle, Linda turns to a life of crime to keep up appearances. She starts with small-time theft, but is then drawn deeper into the city’s criminal underworld – and eventually murder.
In this DQTV interview, creator, writer and director Tiina Lymi and executive producer – and co-star – Minna Haapkylä reveal how their friendship led them to work together on the serie, which debuted on Finnish public broadcaster YLE earlier this year.
They also discuss the origins of the show, its “pitch black” humour and why Tiina is a one-of-a-kind director in Finland.
Queen of Fucking Everything is produced and distributed by Rabbit Films. As part of the New8 European public broadcaster partnership, it also airs on ZDF (Germany), NPO (Netherlands), VRT (Belgium), NRK (Norway), STV (Sweden), DR (Denmark) and RUV (Iceland).
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