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Jill, Joy and the Mysterious Stranger
Jill, Joy and the Mysterious Stranger

Movie·2017·1h 15m

Jill, Joy and the Mysterious Stranger

Directed By

Saara Cantell

Country

Finland

Language

Finnish

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The Story

Original title: Onneli, Anneli ja Salaperäinen muukalainen

A new orphanage opens near Jill and Joy's house, and a boy named Pekki runs away from there. Pekki ends up living in Jill and Joy's cabin and tells the girls how bleak life is in the orphanage under the strict command of the headmistress Minna Pinna.

Written By

Sami Keski-Vähälä

Producer

Teea Hyytiä, Sari Lempiäinen

Cinematography

Marita Hällfors

Music

Anna-Mari Kähärä

Editor

Anne Lakanen

Themes

children's homebased on children's bookwoman director

Production House

Zodiak Finland

Audience Score

60%

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// cast

Cast

Lilja Lehto

Anneli

Aava Merikanto

Onneli

Elina Knihtilä

Elina Knihtilä

Tingelstiina

Kiti Kokkonen

Kiti Kokkonen

Tangelstiina

Jaakko Saariluoma

Jaakko Saariluoma

Urho Ulpukka

Jenni Kokander

Jenni Kokander

Minna Pinna

Eija Ahvo

Eija Ahvo

Mrs. Ruusupuu

Joonas Saartamo

Joonas Saartamo

Mr. Vaaksanheimo

Jani Toivola

Jani Toivola

Mayor

Aarni Rämö

Pekki

Pietari Koskinen

Angry plant

Arto Säteri

Minibus driver

Johanna af Schultén

Johanna af Schultén

Mrs. Rosina

Jenni Lausi

Pinja (number 5)

Viljami Lahti

Heikki (number 6)

Bea Toivonen

Eveliina (number 1)

Eemeli Hölttä

Timi (number 2)

Osmo Hakulinen

Ilmari (number 3)

// crew

Crew

Marita Hällfors

Director of Photography

Anna-Mari Kähärä

Original Music Composer

Saara Cantell

Director

Sami Keski-Vähälä

Screenplay

Teea Hyytiä

Producer

Sari Lempiäinen

Producer

Anne Lakanen

Editor

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