Note: No longer in repertoire!

A group of men and women in their sixties sign up for a flirting course at an adult education centre to learn how to win over a partner.

Time to brush up those rusty flirting skills. A group of men and women in their sixties sign up for a flirting course at an adult education centre to learn how to win over a partner – and perhaps even find true love. The course brings together widows and widowers, lifelong singles, divorcees and the deserted. They are all in the same boat, facing a fresh start and ready to plunge into the whirlpool of romance – even if their powers of attraction are a little rusty. One younger, love-starved soul also finds their way onto this short course in flirting for the over-55s. Jari, the group’s busy instructor, employs some questionable teaching methods, and a rebellion begins to brew among the students. Could flirting work best if they simply did it their own way? Flirttikurssi 55+ is a warm-hearted, true-to-life comedy with colourful characters and all the rough edges of life.

Cast Heidi Herala, Leena Uotila, Eija Vilpas, Heidi Lindén, Pertti Koivula, Jari Pehkonen, Eppu Salminen, Tom Wentzel

Finnish translation Liisa Ryömä

Director Pentti Kotkaniemi

Set design Antti Mattila

Costume design Irmeli Toivanen

Lighting design Kari Leppälä

Sound design Antero Mansikka

Make-up and hair Henri Karjalainen, Taina Tervo