Summaries

A tragicomedy about an 11-year old boy, Oliver, whose parents die in a car accident. The boy refuses to mourn; instead, he develops an obsession of investigating the accident. Oliver gets to know a peculiar vagabond who knows something about the accident, and a reluctant friendship develops between the pair. All of the man's well-kept secrets are revealed while the boy is forced to face the facts and emotions caused by his parents' deaths.

Details

Keywords
  • two word title
  • eastern europe
  • east
  • eastern scandinavia
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Release date Aug 28, 2014
Countries of origin Finland
Official sites Official site
Language Finnish
Filming locations Tampere, Finland
Production companies Edith Film Oy First Floor Productions

Box office

Budget $1200000
Gross worldwide $87072

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 34m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

A drama about an 11-year-old boy whose parents die in a car accident. The boy refuses to mourn; instead, he develops an obsession of investigating the accident. Oliver gets to know a peculiar man-a vagabond-who knows something about the accident. A reluctant friendship develops between the boy and the man. All the well-kept secrets of the man are revealed while the boy is forced to face the facts and the emotions caused by his parents' death.Production Notes

Director: Juha LehtolaScreenplay: Juha LehtolaCast: Esa Nikkilä, Kari Hietalahti, Susanna Haavisto, Maria Heiskanen, Esko Salminen, Sulevi Peltola, Tommi KorpelaProduction: Liisa Penttilä-Asikainen, Pauli Pentti / Edith Film, First Floor Productions

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