Milka: A Film About Taboos
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Based on a novel by the late Finnish writer Timo Mukka, this simple story focuses on what happens when Milka (Irma Huntus), a girl barely out of childhood, gets pregnant by Ojanen (Matti Turunen) a rustic fieldhand. Her own mother had been hoping to marry Ojanen, and her daughter's pregnancy turns their lives around. Set in the Lapp country of northern Finland, the scenery is breathtaking, made even more so by the isolation of the region. A sense of natural solitude is underscored by a slow-moving dialogue interspersed with long silences, and the connection between nature and the dialogue is underscored as the young Milka recites poetry while out in the countryside. The fate of Milka and her mother, however, is connected to the decision that Ojanen makes at the end.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1980-12-19
Runtime: 110 mins
Director: Rauni Mollberg
Spoken language: suomi
Genres: Drama
Original title: Milka: A Film About Taboos
Production Companies: Arctic-Filmi
Production Countries: Finland
Cast
Irma Huntus
Leena Suomu
Matti Turunen
Eikka Lehtonen
Esa Niemelä
Hellin Auvinen-Salmi
Voitto Harju
Sonja Joensuu
Kerttu Juusela
Toivo Lampela
Jussi Lappalainen
Tauno Lehtihalmes
Sirkka Metsäsaari
Anna Pesonen
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