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Piilopirtti

1978 · 97 min

A gentle, low-key comedy about two friends testing their willpower, pleasant and mildly amusing rather than laugh-out-loud.

Directed by
Seppo Huunonen
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Leo Lastumäki, Erkki Liikanen, Ritva Valkama
Overview
Two middle-aged friends make a wager: no drinking, smoking, overeating, gambling, cursing, armchair sports or women for a month.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Seppo Huunonen
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Leo Lastumäki, Erkki Liikanen, Ritva Valkama
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • friendship
    • addiction
    • identity
    Places
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension3
    Darkness2
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Seppo Huunonen
    Written by
    Pertti Reponen, Seppo Huunonen
    Starring
    Leo Lastumäki, Erkki Liikanen, Ritva Valkama, Petra Frey, Anu Panula, Sakari Tiitinen, Kauko Helovirta, Olavi Ahonen
    Music
    Esko Linnavalli
    Cinematography
    Pauli Sipiläinen
    Runtime
    97 min
    Country
    Finland
    Languages
    Finnish

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