Paha maa
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| Directed by | Aku Louhimies |
| Written by | Aku Louhimies |
| Starring | Jasper Pääkkönen, Mikko Leppilampi, Pamela Tola |
| Music by | [[]] |
| Cinematography | Rauno Ronkainen |
| Editing by | Samu Heikkilä |
| Release date(s) | 2005 |
| Running time | 130 min |
| Language | Finnish |
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Paha maa (English: Frozen Land) is a 2005 critically acclaimed dark Finnish film drama directed and written by Aku Louhimies starring Jasper Pääkkönen, Mikko Leppilampi and Pamela Tola.
[edit] Plot
Tagline: In the end things work out for the best for all of us.
When a schoolteacher is sacked he projects his bad mood at his troubled teen son. He, in turn, buys 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.
[edit] 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
- Moscow International Film Festival 2005: Special Jury Prize
[edit] 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
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