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Jon

1983 · 127 min

A bleak, uneasy drift through cold northern workplaces, watching a man's violence follow him and quietly close in.

Directed by: Jaakko Pyhälä
Genres: Drama
Starring: Kari Väänänen, Vesa-Matti Loiri, Pia Tellefsen

Overview: Story of Jari, a misfit and coward who, after hitting his girlfriend escapes to a fish factory in Norway. There he meets Heikki, who works for the same company. However, the violence follows Jon in Norway too.

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Directed by: Jaakko Pyhälä
Genres: Drama
Starring: Kari Väänänen, Vesa-Matti Loiri, Pia Tellefsen

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: violence
guilt
isolation
survival
identity
Places: workplace
small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Jaakko Pyhälä
Written by: Heikki Vuento, Jaakko Pyhälä
Starring: Kari Väänänen, Vesa-Matti Loiri, Pia Tellefsen, Vesa Vierikko, Timo Torikka, Esa Pakarinen Jr., Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Nils Utsi
Music: Antti Hytti
Cinematography: Pertti Mutanen
Runtime: 127 min
Country: Finland
Languages: Norwegian, German, Finnish

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