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Moonshiners

2017 · 15 min

A quirky, near-silent comedy that charms with its deadpan rural antics and sly nods to early cinema.

Directed by
Juho Kuosmanen
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Juha Hurme, Jaana Paananen, Tomi Alatalo
Overview
Re-imagined version of the now lost first Finnish film. Two siblings inherit all the essentials for a good life: moonshine equipment and a pig. As they embark on their journey, business is good until a card shark arrives.

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Directed by
Juho Kuosmanen
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Juha Hurme, Jaana Paananen, Tomi Alatalo
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • family
  • survival
  • deception
  • work
Places
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Juho Kuosmanen
Written by
Juho Kuosmanen
Starring
Juha Hurme, Jaana Paananen, Tomi Alatalo, Jarkko Lahti, Aku-Petteri Pahkamäki
Cinematography
J-P Passi
Runtime
15 min
Country
Finland
Languages
No Language

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