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A stunning, dream-like odyssey through a beautiful and otherworldly Helsinki over the course of one evening, it follows the impressionable fourteen-year-old Simo as he keeps his soon-to-be- incarcerated brother company. The official Finnish submission to the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language...

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Corporate Authors: Magic Hour Films, Plattform Produktion, Oy Bufo Ab
Other Authors: Saisio, Pirkko, 1949- (Screenwriter), Honkasalo, Pirjo (Screenwriter), Brotherus, Johannes, 1997- (Actor), Virman, Jari, 1976- (Actor), Karppinen, Anneli, 1964- (Actor)
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:Finnish
Language Notes:Finnish dialogue; English subtitles.
Published: Philadelphia, PA : TLA Releasing, [2017]
Subjects:
Brothers > Finland > Helsinki > Drama.
Brothers.
Finland > Helsinki.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, Finnish.
Fantasy films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Drama.
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Summary:A stunning, dream-like odyssey through a beautiful and otherworldly Helsinki over the course of one evening, it follows the impressionable fourteen-year-old Simo as he keeps his soon-to-be- incarcerated brother company. The official Finnish submission to the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film captures the pain and joy of youth through exquisite, eye popping black and white cinematography.
Item Description:Title from title screens.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2013.
Based on the novel Betoniyö by Pirkko Saisio.
Wide screen (2.35:1).
Bonus features: photo gallery; trailer; booklet featuring an essay by film critic Kyle Turner.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert.
Format:Blu-ray; 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Peter Flinckenberg ; editor, Niels Pagh Andersen ; music, Frid & Frid.