Man and a Baby

"1. Sleep when you can... 2. It gets easier... 3. Burb, burb, burb..."

2017 1h 30m FI

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5.4

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★5.4TMDB · 14

Comedy

Synopsis

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Antti Pasanen is working as a journalist. His life is on the right tracks; his wife Pia is just about to give birth. Until - in the front of the Maternity Hospital everything changes. Antti, with the sniffling baby in his arms, sees the taxi´s taillights fading out. Pia is sitting on the backseat; their future as a nuclear family is disappearing. The new life with the baby´s terms begins and Antti has no idea what that’s all about.

“1. Sleep when you can... 2. It gets easier... 3. Burb, burb, burb...”

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Cast

Petteri Summanen
Antti Pasanen
Pihla Viitala
Pihlaja
Lauri Tilkanen
Markku
Leea Klemola
Midwife
Anna-Maija Tuokko
Nelli
Hannele Lauri
Vihanta
Niko Saarela
Ilkka Reponen
Santeri Helinheimo Mäntylä
Janne

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Marja Pyykkö
Writers: Marja Pyykkö, Marko Leino
Languages: Finnish
Countries: Finland

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Man and a Baby Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Marja Pyykkö, shot by Konsta Sohlberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Petteri Summanen and Pihla Viitala and Lauri Tilkanen carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Marja Pyykkö directs. Konsta Sohlberg behind the camera. Antti Lehtinen scores. Harri Ylönen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Finland. Dialogue in Finnish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 9 years ago.
4Part of the "Man and a Baby Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Marja Pyykkö, shot by Konsta Sohlberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Antti Lehtinen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Harri Ylönen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Petteri Summanen and Pihla Viitala and Lauri Tilkanen carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "1. Sleep when you can... 2. It gets easier... 3. Burb, burb, burb...".
10IMDB entry: tt5822140 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.