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Linnan juhlat

2017 · 96 min

A gentle, quirky road trip through snowy Finland, full of wry humour and odd encounters that make for a pleasant, undemanding watch.

Directed by: Tapio Piirainen
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Tv movie
Starring: Ville Myllyrinne, Kai Lehtinen, Anni-Kristiina Juuso

Overview: In 2017 Finland celebrates 100 years of independence. The famous philosopher Bruno is curing his writers' block in Lapland, when he gets an invitation to the President's Grand Ball in Helsinki. The railway systems are frozen and he misses the only plane, but the Laplander Jallu agrees to drive him 1200 km (745 miles) south.

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Directed by: Tapio Piirainen
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Tv movie
Starring: Ville Myllyrinne, Kai Lehtinen, Anni-Kristiina Juuso

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
identity
friendship
freedom
family
Places: countryside
road trip
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: drama, comedy, tv movie
Directed by: Tapio Piirainen
Starring: Ville Myllyrinne, Kai Lehtinen, Anni-Kristiina Juuso, Seela Sella, Oiva Lohtander, Juha Muje, Heikki Rantanen, Ari-Kyösti Seppo
Runtime: 96 min
Country: Finland
Languages: Finnish

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