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The Year of the Wolf (2007)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 35M

Director : Olli Saarela
Writer : Mika Ripatti

Synopsis

Sari is a young, beautiful and intelligent girl who is busy studying at university,but she suffers from epilepsy and has to face death on a daily basis. Mikko is hersomewhat older university teacher, who is tired of life, and who one day decides toabandon his wife, children and idea of a perfect life. Both characters have been tooscared to live their lives to the brim for too long. But they meet, and in spite oftheir prejudices and reserved natures, they manage to create a dramatic and movingmodern romance which confronts numerous taboos. While the imagery explores theboundary between life and death in a most poetic way, the odd couple's romance istold with both bite and humour. Society - be it in the shape of angry ex-wives,overprotective parents, conservative aunts or embittered colleagues - is doing whatit can to put a spanner in the works."

Actors

Krista Kosonen
Krista Kosonen
Sari Karaslahti
Kari Heiskanen
Kari Heiskanen
Mikko Groman
Johanna af Schultén
Johanna af Schultén
Mikaela
Ville Virtanen
Ville Virtanen
Leif
Kai Vaine
Kai Vaine
Ilari
Katariina Kaitue
Katariina Kaitue
Marjatta Jokela
Kristiina Halttu
Kristiina Halttu
Sari's Mother
Jukka Puotila
Jukka Puotila
Sari's Father
Anne-Mari Alaspää
Anne-Mari Alaspää
Riikka
Aksa Korttila
Aksa Korttila
Lotta
Olli Rahkonen
Olli Rahkonen
Matias
Manna Jäntti
Manna Jäntti
Heidi
Susanna Laine
Susanna Laine
Mia
Oiva Lohtander
Oiva Lohtander
Otto Johansson
Jorma Tommila
Jorma Tommila
Jarkko Salminen
Maria Sid
Maria Sid
Terttu Salminen
Tea Ista
Tea Ista
Lene-täti
Kalle Holmberg
Kalle Holmberg
Mikaela's Father
Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala
Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala
Aunt Liselott
Aarre Karén
Aarre Karén
Erik
Stig Fransman
Stig Fransman
Valentin
Pekka Hanni
Pekka Hanni
Guard
Jari Hannuniemi
Jari Hannuniemi
Smoking Patient
Mika Väisänen
Mika Väisänen
MRI-hoitaja

Crews

Olli Saarela
Olli Saarela
Director
Mika Ripatti
Mika Ripatti
Screenplay
Virpi Hämeen-Anttila
Virpi Hämeen-Anttila
Novel
Ilkka Matila
Ilkka Matila
Producer
Tuomas Kantelinen
Tuomas Kantelinen
Music
Benjamin Mercer
Benjamin Mercer
Editor
Robert Nordström
Robert Nordström
Cinematography
Anne-Maria Ylitapio
Anne-Maria Ylitapio
Costume Design
Tutsa Huuhka
Tutsa Huuhka
Casting
Pia Pesonen
Pia Pesonen
Casting
Päivi Kettunen
Päivi Kettunen
Art Direction

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