Wedding of the Century

2021 1h 27m FI

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5.5

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★5.5TMDB · 6

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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A celebrity psychiatrist struggles to find a date for a wedding. Her dearest ex is getting married and she needs to find someone fancy enough to hide the fact that she is lonely, drinks too much and is pretty fucked up in any imaginable way.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Outi Mäenpää
Viima von Ausgezeichnet
Mikko Leppilampi
Kari-Antti
Matleena Kuusniemi
Lisa
Amos Brotherus
Masa
Niko Saarela
Kristo
Lauri Maijala
Kalle
Juho Milonoff
Oiva
Matti Leino
Nooa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Marja Pyykkö
Writers: Aleksi Bardy
Languages: Finnish
Countries: Finland

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Marja Pyykkö, shot by Remko Schnorr. 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 Antti Lehtinen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 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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7 / 8

CAST

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Outi Mäenpää and Mikko Leppilampi and Matleena Kuusniemi carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt13328808 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

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

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Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 5 years ago.
4Directed by Marja Pyykkö, shot by Remko Schnorr. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Antti Lehtinen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Harri Ylönen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Outi Mäenpää and Mikko Leppilampi and Matleena Kuusniemi carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt13328808 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "ex husband", "celebrity", "hospital", "wedding".