Ballet class turns bloodsport when a former bully pirouettes back into your life.
Anna sees Jasmine, her former school bully, after years when Jasmine brings her daughter to Anna’s dance class. Anna and Jasmine try to behave in a civilized manner, but there’s something bubbling beneath the surface. Spiral is about a ballet class that gets out of hand.
Direction
Two directors, one suffocating vision of politeness.
Acting
Pöysti's smile hides galaxies of rage.
Cinematography
Ballet studio as psychological pressure cooker.
Director
Salla Sorri
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Alma Pöysti is Finnish-Swedish royalty — daughter of acting legend Eppu Salminen, proving talent and terror are both inherited.
The film weaponizes ballet's rigid politeness; every 'pleased to meet you' becomes a threat.
FI
