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Jouluksi kotiin

1975 · 90 min

A quiet, earnest and ultimately heartbreaking story of a family's struggle, told with unflinching social realism.

Directed by: Jaakko Pakkasvirta
Genres: Drama
Starring: Paavo Pentikäinen, Irma Martinkauppi, Tuija Ahvonen

Overview: Construction worker Urho Suomalainen, his factory-worker wife Sirkka, and their two school-age children dream about getting away from their cramped rental apartment and moving to a house of their own. Urho decides to build one from scratch, starting from hauling trees from the forest to the sawmill. As the building progresses, a serious fault is discovered in its foundations. The family also has problems with their mortgage. Urho develops pneumonia and passes away before he sees his house completed. At his grave, a fellow worker gives a powerful speech praising socialism.

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Directed by: Jaakko Pakkasvirta
Genres: Drama
Starring: Paavo Pentikäinen, Irma Martinkauppi, Tuija Ahvonen

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
class
work
grief
ambition
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	1
Realism	9
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Jaakko Pakkasvirta
Written by: Jaakko Pakkasvirta, Väinö Pennanen, Esa Vuorinen
Starring: Paavo Pentikäinen, Irma Martinkauppi, Tuija Ahvonen, Aapo Vilhunen, Selma Miettinen, Kaisa Martinkauppi, Jari Erkkilä, Martta Reima
Music: Henrik Otto Donner
Cinematography: Esa Vuorinen
Runtime: 90 min
Country: Finland
Languages: Finnish

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