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The Blanket

2022 0h 15m FI
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7.3
SOLID
★7.3TMDB · 6
Drama
Synopsis
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Ten-year-old Marja is sent to fetch milk for her baby brother. On the way there are things even more dangerous than the thin ice.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Behind the camera

Director
Teppo Airaksinen
Writers
Leo Viirret
Languages
Finnish
Countries
Finland

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RUNTIME

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Tight 15-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Teppo Airaksinen, shot by Aarne Tapola. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jussi Rautaniemi 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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Elina Patrakka and Iida-Maria Heinonen and Elina Keinonen carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt18263720 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Teppo Airaksinen directs. Aarne Tapola behind the camera. Jussi Rautaniemi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Finland. Dialogue in Finnish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Tight 15-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
  • 2Shot for just $0.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
  • 3Released 4 years ago.
  • 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 5Directed by Teppo Airaksinen, shot by Aarne Tapola. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 6Editor Jussi Rautaniemi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 7Elina Patrakka and Iida-Maria Heinonen and Elina Keinonen carry the top of the cast.
  • 8IMDB entry: tt18263720 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 9Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Aarne Tapola
Editing
Jussi Rautaniemi
Production design
Petri Neuvonen
Makeup / hair
Riikka Virtanen
Sound
Panu Riikonen
Runtime
15 min · 0h 15m
Status
Released
Budget
$275,000
Original language
FI
Certification (US)
K-12

Also by

Teppo Airaksinen

Production companies

Who made it

  • TACK Films

    TACK Films

    FI

  • YLE

    YLE

    FI

Key crew

  • ProducerMelli Maikkula
  • ProducerJohn Lundsten
  • EditorJussi Rautaniemi
  • Costume DesignerSusse Roos
  • Makeup DesignerRiikka Virtanen
  • Production DesignPetri Neuvonen
  • Line ProducerCamilla O'Connor
  • Assistant DirectorAntti Pöllänen
  • Sound DesignerPanu Riikonen

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • world war ii
  • finnish winter war
  • newborn baby
  • children in wartime

Release history · US

When it landed

  • TV2022-02-05K-12

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