ComedyDrama
Popular Music
Matti and Niila, growing up in the mid-sixties in the harsh and conservative environment of a Finnish-speaking part of Tornedalen in Swedish Laponia, close to the Finnish border. Their big dream is to become rock stars. In the present the now grown-up Matti feels guilt for the death of his drug-addicted rock star friend Niila.
Directed by Thomas Gammeltoft, Reza Bagher, Kerstin Bonnier
62
User score
66 votes
Status
Released
Released
October 1, 2004
Runtime
1h 45m
Language
Finnish, Swedish
Budget → Revenue
$2.2M → $28M
Top cast
Max Enderfors
Matti (age 15)
Andreas af Enehielm
Niila (age 15)
Niklas Ulfvarson
Matti (age 7)
Tommy Vallikari
Niila (age 7)
Jarmo Mäkinen
Isak, Niila's Father
Kati Outinen
Päivi, Niila's Mother
Björn Kjellman
Greger
Lennart Jähkel
Einari
Göran Forsmark
Birger
Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala
Grandmother
Sten Ljunggren
Grandfather
Lisa Lindgren
Signe
Fredrik Hammar
Ville
Annika Marklund
Communist girl
Tord Peterson
Knut
Gustav Wiklund
Ryssi-Jussi
Lasse Beischer
Matti 40 år
Eero Milonoff
Jussi Lampi
Fredrik Hammar
