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Director:
Reza Bagher
Writers:
Reza Bagher (writer)
Mikael Niemi (novel)
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Release Date:
24 September 2004 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
User Comments:
Good - even when compared to the book more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Niklas Ulfvarson ... Matti (age 7)
Max Enderfors ... Matti (age 15)
Tommy Vallikari ... Niila (age 7)
Andreas af Enehjelm ... Niila (age 15)
Björn Kjellman ... Greger

Jarmo Mäkinen ... Isak, father of Niila
Kati Outinen ... Päivi, mother of Niila
Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala ... Grandmother
Göran Forsmark ... Birger
Lisa Lindgren ... Signe
Sten Ljunggren ... Grandfather
Lamine Dieng ... Kambune
Fredrik Hammar ... Ville
Lennart Jähkel ... Einari
Anne Järvinen ... Hilma
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Populäärimusiikkia Vittulajänkältä (Finland)
Popular Music (International: English title)
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Runtime:
Sweden:105 min
Country:
Sweden | Finland
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital
Certification:
Germany:12 | Finland:K-15

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Trivia:
The film is set in North-Eastern Sweden, where people commonly speak both Swedish and Finnish. However, when Reza Bagher was chosen to direct this film, he first decided that the film should include only Swedish language dialog. After few days at location in Pajala, he changed his mind and agreed that it wouldn't be authentic to omit Finnish completely. more

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16 out of 20 people found the following comment useful:-
Good - even when compared to the book, 7 November 2004
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Author: minna_h from Finland

The film is a story about a boy called Matti and his friend Niila. The boys grow up in very different families in Pajala, which is located in Northern Sweden and very close to the Finnish border, in the 60s. They live in a culture that is a little in between cultures - not quite Swedish but not Finnish either. This creates the rich and amusing setting to the actual story.

Even though I read the book (which was hilarious!) before I watched the film, I thought it was a very enjoyable film. It's funny and not that pretty and mild and therefore even more humorous. Definitely worth watching!

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