Frozen Land
Frozen Land (Finnish: Paha maa) is a 2005 Finnish drama film directed and written by Aku Louhimies starring Jasper Pääkkönen, Mikko Leppilampi and Pamela Tola.
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| Finnish | Paha maa |
| Directed by | Aku Louhimies |
| Produced by | Markus Selin |
| Written by | Aku Louhimies |
| Starring | Jasper Pääkkönen, Mikko Leppilampi, Pamela Tola |
| Cinematography | Rauno Ronkainen |
| Edited by | Samu Heikkilä |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
Plot
When a schoolteacher is sacked, he projects his bad mood at his troubled teenage son Niko (Jasper Pääkkönen). Niko, in turn, buys a CD player from a pawnshop with counterfeit money. This starts a chain reaction of misery as every victim projects his problems on to another person.
The film plot is based on Leo Tolstoy's "The Forged Coupon" part 1 like Robert Bresson's "L'Argent".
Awards
The film has won several awards:
- Athens International Film Festival 2005: Best Screenplay
- Bergen International Film Festival 2005: Jury Award
- Göteborg Film Festival 2005: Nordic Film Prize
- Jussi 2006:
- Best Costume Design
- Best Direction
- Best Editing
- Best Film
- Best Script
- Best Sound Design
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
- Leeds International Film Festival 2005: Golden Owl Award
- Lübeck Nordic Film Days 2005: NDR Promotion Prize – Honorable Mention
- 27th Moscow International Film Festival 2005: Special Jury Prize[2]
Cast
- Jasper Pääkkönen as Niko Smolander
- Mikko Leppilampi as Tuomas Mikael Saraste
- Pamela Tola as Elina Oravisto
- Petteri Summanen as Antti Arhamo
- Matleena Kuusniemi as Hannele Arhamo
- Mikko Kouki as Isto Virtanen
- Sulevi Peltola as Teuvo "Teukka" Hurskainen
- Pertti Sveholm as Pertti Smolander
- Samuli Edelmann as car seller "Jartsa" Matikainen
- Saara Pakkasvirta as shopkeeper's mother
- Pekka Valkeejärvi as shopkeeper
- Susanna Anteroinen as Headmaster
- Niklas Hellakoski as Konsta
- Emilia Suoperä as Maria, angel in the ambulance
- Jonathan Kajander as Joonatan "Jonttu" Arhamo
References
- "Frozen Land (Paha Maa)". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- "27th Moscow International Film Festival (2005)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
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