Freakin' Beautiful World (Finnish: Sairaan kaunis maailma) is a 1997 Finnish drama film written and directed by Jarmo Lampela. The film is about two teenage boys from Helsinki who owe money to a local drug dealer. In order to pay their debt, they have to travel to Stockholm to collect drugs for the drug dealer.[1]
Freakin' Beautiful World | |
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Directed by | Jarmo Lampela |
Written by | Jarmo Lampela |
Produced by | Mika Ritalahti |
Starring | Joonas Bragge Arttu Kapulainen Pihla Penttinen Ilkka Koivula Kati Outinen |
Cinematography | Harri Räty |
Edited by | Kimmo Taavila |
Music by | Petri Nieminen |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Finnkino |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | Finland |
Language | Finnish |
The film won Jussi Awards for Best Film, Best Cinematography, and Best Editing.[2]
Cast
edit- Joonas Bragge as Ismo, "Ippe"
- Arttu Kapulainen as Pauli, "Papu"
- Pihla Penttinen as Mia
- Ilkka Koivula as Kalevi "Kalle" Lahtinen
- Kati Outinen as Tarja, Ippe's mother
- Jyri Ojansivu as Sami, Papu's brother
- Pekka Valkeejärvi as Esa, Papu's father
- Sakari Korhonen as Sakke, Ippe's father
- Irja Matikainen as Anita, Mia's mother
References
edit- ^ Rosenqvist, Juha (January 1, 1998). "Sairaan kaunis maailma (dvd-arvostelu)". Film-O-Holic.com (in Finnish). Filmiverkko ry. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
- ^ "Sairaan kaunis maailma (1997) – Distribution". Elonet (in Finnish). National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on February 13, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
- ^ "Sairaan kaunis maailma (1997) – Credits". Elonet (in Finnish). National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on February 13, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2012.