The Year of the Wolf

2007 1h 42m FI

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5.8

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6.1

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★5.8TMDB · 17★6.1IMDB · 818

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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Sari is a young, beautiful and intelligent girl who is busy studying at university,but she suffers from epilepsy and has to face death on a daily basis. Mikko is hersomewhat older university teacher, who is tired of life, and who one day decides toabandon his wife, children and idea of a perfect life. Both characters have been tooscared to live their lives to the brim for too long. But they meet, and in spite oftheir prejudices and reserved natures, they manage to create a dramatic and movingmodern romance which confronts numerous taboos. While the imagery explores theboundary between life and death in a most poetic way, the odd couple's romance istold with both bite and humour. Society - be it in the shape of angry ex-wives,overprotective parents, conservative aunts or embittered colleagues - is doing whatit can to put a spanner in the works."

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Krista Kosonen
Sari Karaslahti
Kari Heiskanen
Mikko Groman
Johanna af Schultén
Mikaela
Kai Vaine
Ilari
Ville Virtanen
Leif
Katariina Kaitue
Marjatta Jokela
Kristiina Halttu
Sari's Mother
Jukka Puotila
Sari's Father

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Olli Saarela
Writers: Mika Ripatti
Languages: Finnish
Countries: Finland

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Released 19 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Olli Saarela, shot by Robert Nordström. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tuomas Kantelinen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Benjamin Mercer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Krista Kosonen and Kari Heiskanen and Johanna af Schultén carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0808486 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Olli Saarela directs. Robert Nordström behind the camera. Tuomas Kantelinen scores. Benjamin Mercer cuts. Produced in Finland. Dialogue in Finnish.

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1Released 19 years ago.
2Directed by Olli Saarela, shot by Robert Nordström. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Tuomas Kantelinen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Benjamin Mercer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Krista Kosonen and Kari Heiskanen and Johanna af Schultén carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0808486 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.