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Amos Lassen wrote on 04/01/2011:

I do not get a chance to review many Lesbian films so I am always glad to do so when I receive one. “Sonja” is a project of first time director Kirsi Marie Liimatainen and was inspired by her youth in Finland. She has been an actress herself but unfortunately her debut as a director is not as good as it could have been. On the other hand the story is wonderful and very sincere.
Sonja is a 15 year old girl who is discovering her sexuality. The film focuses on her loneliness and all she cares about is the girl that she loves. Loneliness is nothing new to teenagers but when that is combined with a homosexual feeling, it can be very hard to deal with. What I found sad is that today things are different and kids are coming out much younger. Intolerance is less than what it has been and loneliness, while still a problem, is not as severe as it once was. Sonja, however, seems suicidal through most of the movie. Because she can’t bring herself to tell Julia, her girlfriend, that she loves her, she suffers.
Sonja’s feelings of uncertainty, fear, and rejection seem to be the core of the film. Since she feels no joy or happiness except when she is with Julia, Sonja appears as a sad character.
It hurts me to watch a movie that is filled with promise and then doesn’t deliver. This could have been a wonderful film but for so many reasons things do not gel. There is a lot of wasted talent here and we can only hope that we will see better things from this young director.