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Apinajuttu

2010

A gentle, bittersweet reunion where old friends and old songs stir up quiet regrets and small hopes.

Directed by
Esa Illi
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Music
Starring
Ville Virtanen, Max Bremer, Niklas Häggblom
Overview
Jensse, Sirje, Mutanen, and Sami are childhood friends and veteran bandmates. Sirje is getting married, and the band is getting back together one last time. They could fix past mistakes, revive old relationships, or take the final step toward adulthood.

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Directed by
Esa Illi
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Music
Starring
Ville Virtanen, Max Bremer, Niklas Häggblom
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • coming-of-age
  • music
  • love
  • memory
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Starring
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Languages
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