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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.

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Budget

$2224000

Revenue

$28000000

Status

Released

Original Language

Swedish

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

01 October 2004

Country

Denmark

Cast

Max Enderfors

Max Enderfors

Matti (age 15)

Andreas af Enehielm

Andreas af Enehielm

Niila (age 15)

Niklas Ulfvarson

Niklas Ulfvarson

Matti (age 7)

Tommy Vallikari

Tommy Vallikari

Niila (age 7)

Jarmo Mäkinen

Jarmo Mäkinen

Isak, Niila's Father

Kati Outinen

Kati Outinen

Päivi, Niila's Mother

Björn Kjellman

Björn Kjellman

Greger

Lennart Jähkel

Lennart Jähkel

Einari

Göran Forsmark

Göran Forsmark

Birger

Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala

Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala

Grandmother

Sten Ljunggren

Sten Ljunggren

Grandfather

Lisa Lindgren

Lisa Lindgren

Signe

Fredrik Hammar

Fredrik Hammar

Ville

Annika Marklund

Annika Marklund

Communist girl

Tord Peterson

Tord Peterson

Knut

Gustav Wiklund

Gustav Wiklund

Ryssi-Jussi

Lasse Beischer

Lasse Beischer

Matti 40 år

Eero Milonoff

Eero Milonoff

Jussi Lampi

Jussi Lampi

Fredrik Hammar

Fredrik Hammar

Börje Andersson-Junkka

Börje Andersson-Junkka

Hugo Rantatalo

Hugo Rantatalo

Lamine Dieng

Lamine Dieng

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