Letters to Father Jacob

A warm-hearted and touching story of Leila, a life sentenced prisoner who has just been pardoned. When she is released from prison, she is offered a job at a secluded parsonage; she moves there against her will. Leila is used to taking care only of herself, so trouble is to be expected when she starts working as the personal assistant for Jacob, the blind priest living in the parsonage.

Every day the mail man brings letters from people asking for help from Father Jacob. Answering the letters is Jacob’s life mission, while Leila thinks it’s useless. Leila has already decided to leave the parsonage when the letters suddenly stop coming. Jacob’s life is shaken to its foundation. Two completely different lives are intertwined unexpectedly, and the roles of the helper and the one being helped are turned upside down.

“Don't feel ashamed if your eyes moisten while watching "Letters to Father Jacob," Finland's Oscar nominee. In fact, there'd be something wrong if director-writer Klaus Haro's tale didn't tug at your heart...[a] beautiful work.” (V.A. Musetto, New York Post)

Here is a link to an unsubtitled trailer. The feature screening at Laemmle Theatres will be fully subtitled: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REAFbomMd6w