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Poliisin poika

1998 · 80 min

A scruffy, amiable caper that ambles through snowy backroads with deadpan humour and a ramshackle charm.

Overview
The petty criminal Trampas is released from prison and immediately starts planning new jobs with his girlfriend's simpleminded brother Lepsu. They are joined by Trampas's pregnant girlfriend and Jusse, a refugee from Rwanda, as a driver.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • friendship
  • family
  • parenthood
  • survival
Places
  • countryside
  • road trip
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, crime, tv movie
Directed by
Tapio Piirainen
Written by
Juha Karikoski, Tapio Piirainen
Starring
Kai Lehtinen, Ari-Kyösti Seppo, Oiva Lohtander, Alain Azerot, Pekka Huotari, Maarit Peltomaa, Juha Muje, Mira Kivilä
Cinematography
Raimo Heikkonen
Runtime
80 min
Country
Finland
Languages
Finnish

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