Paha maa

Paha maa

Infobox_Film
name = Paha maa


caption = DVD cover
writer = Aku Louhimies
starring = Jasper Pääkkönen,
Mikko Leppilampi,
Pamela Tola
director = Aku Louhimies
producer = Markus Selin
music =
cinematography = Rauno Ronkainen
editing = Samu Heikkilä
distributor =
released = 2005
runtime = 130 min
language = Finnish
imdb_id = 0388318

"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.

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 teenage son. The son, 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.

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

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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