Directed by:
Jonas Selberg AugustsénScreenplay:
Jonas Selberg AugustsénCinematography:
Heikki FärmComposer:
Andreas MattssonCast:
Maria Heiskanen, Ville Virtanen, Kari Hietalahti, Henna Tanskanen, Bianca Kronlöf, Sara Melleri, Marja Packalén, Antti Autio, Göran Forsmark, Adam Huuva (more)Plots(1)
"Life isn't meant to be lived, it's meant to be endured." This statement by one of the characters in this ensemble film provides a good indication of the frame of mind of a small Swedish community near the Arctic Circle as it prepares for midsummer night. Everyone has their own cross to bear, some a little heavier than others. A truck driver, who turns 65 that day, doesn't seem to know what to do with his life now that he is retired. A woman has to justify her responsibility for a failed project that has cost society millions. A shop manager with high blood pressure has to solve all manner of problems, while all he really wants is to be left alone. This melancholy, dryly comedic Finnish-language film is the fourth of a five-part series on minority languages in Sweden. (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
(more)Cast
Maria Heiskanen
Finland
Best movies:
Everlasting Moments (2008)
Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem (1991)
Lights in the Dusk (2006)
Ville Virtanen
Finland
Best movies:
Promise (2005)
The Winter War (1989)
Christmas Story (2007)
Kari Hietalahti
Finland
Best movies:
Promise (2005)
Matti: Hell Is for Heroes (2006)
Void (2018)
Henna Tanskanen
Best movies:
Bianca Kronlöf
Sweden
Best movies:
Underdog (2014)
Maybe Tomorrow (2011)
Sara Melleri
Best movies:
Matti: Hell Is for Heroes (2006)
Love And Fury (2016)
Run Sister Run! (2010)
Marja Packalén
Finland
Best movies:
The Match Factory Girl (1990)
Ariel (1988)
The Interrogation (2009)
Antti Autio
Finland
Best movies:
August Fools (2013)
Göran Forsmark
Sweden
Best movies:
The Kautokeino Rebellion (2007)
The Hunters (1996)
Eskil & Trinidad (2013)
Adam Huuva
Best movies:
The Garbage Helicopter (2015)
Helmi Lahti
Best movies:
Dogs Don't Wear Pants (2019)
Pirjo Lonka
Finland
Best movies:
Heavy Trip (2018)
One Last Deal (2018)
A Patriotic Man (2013)
Marjaana Maijala
Finland
Best movies:
Mother of Mine (2005)
Elina - Som om jag inte fanns (2002)
The Border (2007)
Jarmo Mäkinen
Finland
Best movies:
Purge (2012)
Popular Music (2004)
The Hunters (1996)
Asko Sarkola
Finland
Best movies:
The Snow Queen (1986)
Beyond Enemy Lines (2004)
1944: The Final Defence (2007)
Terhi Suorlahti
Best movies:
Silence (2011)