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."
Directing | Olli Saarela | Director |
Editing | Benjamin Mercer | Editor |
Writing | Virpi Hämeen-Anttila | Novel |
Writing | Mika Ripatti | Screenplay |
Costume & Make-Up | Anne-Maria Ylitapio | Costume Design |
Production | Pia Pesonen | Casting |
Production | Ilkka Matila | Producer |
Production | Tutsa Huuhka | Casting |
Lighting | Ville Penttilä | Gaffer |
Camera | Robert Nordström | Director of Photography |
Art | Päivi Kettunen | Production Design |
Sound | Tuomas Kantelinen | Original Music Composer |
Crew | Jimmy Karlsson | Dramaturgy |
Sound | Kyösti Väntänen | Sound Designer |
Production | Hanna Virolainen | Production Manager |
Directing | Yrjö Nieminen | First Assistant Director |
Directing | Anna Niskanen | Second Assistant Director |
Camera | Antti Härkönen | Assistant Camera |
Camera | Flemming Laybourn | Steadicam Operator |
Directing | Marja-Leena Hukkanen | Script Supervisor |
Lighting | Karri Pöykiö | Lighting Technician |
Sound | Kyösti Väntänen | Production Sound Mixer |
Sound | Ilkka Kiukas | Boom Operator |
Sound | Ilkka Kiukas | Sound Editor |
Sound | Anne Tolkkinen | Sound Editor |
Sound | Kyösti Väntänen | Sound Editor |
Sound | Seppo Vanhatalo | Sound Editor |
Sound | Peter Nordström | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Editing | Kari Manns | Colorist |
Costume & Make-Up | Leena Waggoner | Makeup Designer |