Finnish director Alli Haapasalo (Girl Picture) directs Tell Everyone, a period piece of a defiant woman, Amanda (Marketta Tikkanen), who is shipped off to a remote island that houses women society has decided it would rather not deal with. Amanda and her collection of designer dresses from Paris spark life into the captive residents to the displeasure of the medical professional in charge, Big Greta (Krista Kosonen).

Tikkanen is the standout performer as Amanda. She brings an infectious energy to the screen which makes it readily believable that her impact on the other woman would be so great. She knows that she is too good for the cards that she has been delt, but rather than that lead to a level of arrogance and superiority, she believes that those in the same situation as her also deserve more, especially a young woman she befriends, Little Greta (Aamu Milonoff).

Tell Everyone features beautifully lush cinematography by Jarmo Kiuru who previously shot Girl Picture with Haapasalo. Combined with Anna Vilppunen’s costume direction for Amanda’s designer dresses, and the look of the film works as both a contrast in juxtaposition with the situation the women find themselves in while meshing perfectly with the color that Amanda brings to her reality.

Despite all the things the film does well, I do have one complaint and that is about the film’s structure and pacing. The film has a very defined climax, but rather than working towards a close from that defined moment, the film extends a decent amount further and introduces another plot point to traverse which the film would have been stronger without.

Story issues aside, Tell Everyone headlined by Tikkanen captivating performance brings a feminine perspective to a tried-and-true story premise and is well worth the viewing.