Forbidden Fruit/禁果

To balance one's inside conflicts is always a big problem for a teenager. He/she may have to follow his/her parents' words not to do many things (such as sex and alcohol-usage), but on the other hand, he/she is eager to learn these things which definitely will be part of his/her life in the future. Sometimes the conflicts may not be big, but sometimes, the conflicts may be a torture for one, especially when he/she grows up in a religious family.

In this movie, it's very clear how the special tradition and religion became heavy burdens for two young girls. One of the two girls tried to get rid of the traditional influence and live a more "pleasant" life, however, she still failed when she saw a big portrait on the wall. At the end of the movie, the two girls went back from the city to their village for Summer Services to redeem their sins. The ending may be the wish of the director, but a religious society can not last long nowadays if it fails to help people balance their inside conflicts well. We can see the point by the change of Raakel, the heroin, from a devout religious person to a modern girl.

Ironically, those who hold firm belief and keep warning of the outside temptations to themselves may be more vulnerable than the normal guys, partly because they may feel more attraction of breaking laws and more pleasure of so-called Satan's lure.