Trench Road (Finnish: Juoksuhaudantie) is a 2004 Finnish drama film directed by Veikko Aaltonen. Based on the Nordic Council's Literature Prize-winning novel Juoksuhaudantie by Kari Hotakainen,[3] the film is about a man who tries to get his wife and daughter back by buying a house.[1]
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Directed by | Veikko Aaltonen |
Screenplay by | Veikko Aaltonen |
Based on | Juoksuhaudantie by Kari Hotakainen |
Produced by | Lasse Saarinen |
Starring | Eero Aho Tiina Lymi |
Cinematography | Pekka Uotila |
Edited by | Kimmo Kohtamäki |
Music by | Mauri Sumén |
Production company | |
Distributed by | FS Film |
Release dates |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
Country | Finland |
Language | Finnish |
Budget | €1.1 million[1] |
Box office | €774,340[2] |
Kari Väänänen won the Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the real estate agent Jarmo Kesämaa.[4] Eero Aho and Tiina Lymi were nominated for Jussi Awards for Best Actor and Best Actress.[5]
Cast
edit- Eero Aho as Matti Virtanen
- Tiina Lymi as Helena Virtanen
- Ella Aho as Sini Virtanen
- Kari Väänänen as Jarmo Kesämaa
- Esko Pesonen as Taisto Oksanen
- Aake Kalliala as the foreman Siikavire
- Eeva Litmanen as Senior Constable Kalliolahti
- Matleena Kuusniemi as Sirkku
- Kaija Pakarinen as Merja Kesämaa
- Katariina Kaitue as Riitta Laakio
- Eila Roine as Martta Oksanen
References
edit- ^ a b "Trench Road (Juoksuhaudantie)". The Finnish Film Foundation. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
- ^ "Facts & Figures 2004" (PDF). The Finnish Film Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 28, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
- ^ Lilja, Kimmo (August 24, 2004). "Juoksuhaudantien ydin esiin huumorikuorrutuksen takaa". TS.fi (in Finnish). TS-Yhtymä. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
- ^ "Juoksuhaudantie (2004) – Additional Information". Elonet (in Finnish). National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
- ^ Lilja, Kimmo (February 7, 2005). "Koirankynnen leikkaaja vuoden elokuva". TS.fi (in Finnish). TS-Yhtymä. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
- ^ "Juoksuhaudantie (2004) – Cast". Elonet (in Finnish). National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
External links
edit- Trench Road at IMDb