Movie·2004·1h 45m
Popular Music
Country
Denmark
Language
Finnish
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The Story
Original title: Populärmusik från Vittula
Matti and Niila, growing up in the mid-sixties in the harsh and conservative environment of a Finnish-speaking part of Tornedalen in Swedish Laponia, close to the Finnish border. Their big dream is to become rock stars. In the present the now grown-up Matti feels guilt for the death of his drug-addicted rock star friend Niila.
Written By
Erik Norberg
Producer
Markus Selin, Per-Erik Svensson
Cinematography
Robert Nordström
Music
Lars Daniel Terkelsen
Editor
Fredrik Morheden
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
64 votes
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Cast
Max Enderfors
Matti (age 15)
Andreas af Enehielm
Niila (age 15)
Niklas Ulfvarson
Matti (age 7)
Tommy Vallikari
Niila (age 7)
Jarmo Mäkinen
Isak, Niila's Father
Kati Outinen
Päivi, Niila's Mother
Björn Kjellman
Greger
Lennart Jähkel
Einari
Göran Forsmark
Birger
Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala
Grandmother
Sten Ljunggren
Grandfather
Lisa Lindgren
Signe
Fredrik Hammar
Ville
Annika Marklund
Communist girl
Tord Peterson
Knut
Gustav Wiklund
Ryssi-Jussi
Lasse Beischer
Matti 40 år
Eero Milonoff
// crew
Crew
Markus Selin
Producer
Robert Nordström
Director of Photography
Erik Norberg
Screenplay
Per-Erik Svensson
Executive Producer
Joachim Stridsberg
Producer
Jussi Lepistö
Producer
Reza Bagher
Director, Screenplay
Fredrik Morheden
Editor
Lars Daniel Terkelsen
Original Music Composer
Anders Refn
Editor
Kerstin Bonnier
Executive Producer
Thomas Gammeltoft
Executive Producer
Johan Mardell
Executive Producer
Jukka Helle
Producer
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