Pekka Inside the Mind of a School Shooter

On November 7 2007 eighteen year old Pekka goes to school armed in Jokela a quiet town North of Finlands capital Helsinki On that tragic day he kills eight people The director reconstructs Pekkas story through conversations with his parents classmates and teachers The oppressive circumstances that brought on the young mans tragic action are slowly revealed clearer and clearer and the spectator realizes that these situations are not unique to Pekka from Jokela