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Hyväntekijä

1990

A quiet, uneasy character study that lingers on awkward transactions and the slow erosion of dignity.

Directed by
Kari Franck
Genres
Drama
Starring
Nina Jääskeläinen, Matti Tuominen, Samuli Edelmann
Overview
Tiina, who works at a hamburger bar, responds to a newspaper ad placed by a middle-aged man. She agrees to become the object of the florist's passions in exchange for money. When Pera, a man of the same age, enters Tiina's life, the situation becomes complicated.

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Directed by
Kari Franck
Genres
Drama
Starring
Nina Jääskeläinen, Matti Tuominen, Samuli Edelmann
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • power
  • identity
  • isolation
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Directed by
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Jukka Vieno
Starring
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Country
Finland
Languages
Finnish

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