SPANDEX SAPIENS

Theatrical release: 15th of May 2016

Release VOD: 23rd of May 2016

Director: Oskari Pastila
Cast: Jessica Love, Michael Majalahti 
Genre: Documentary
Country: Finland
Length: 90 min

Synopsis: Michael is born and raised in Canada, his dad is a Finnish preacher. Michael escapes into a world of spandex wearing heroes from comic books and professional wrestlers. He starts building his body and soon he can fit into his own spandex suit. He moves to Finland and introduces professional wrestling to the country. Young transsexual Jessica starts infiltrating conservative Michael's wrestling company. She challenges him both physically and ideologically. Anger and frustration is growing inside him, and in the pursuit of love he has to learn not to hate.

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