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My Friend Henry
My Friend Henry

Movie·2004·1h 33m

My Friend Henry

Country

Finland

Language

Swedish

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// overview

The Story

Original title: Ystäväni Henry

When 12-year-old Elsi Björkman and her mother Paula return from a week's holiday abroad, Elsi immediately notices that someone has been in her room. She tells her mother about it, but she does not believe her. At the local supermarket Elsi meets Henry, who seems to spend his time returning shopping trolleys. Elsi does not know anything about the boy, who has an irritating habit of appearing from out of nowhere, only to disappear again, as if into thin air. Nevertheless, the children become friends.

Producer

Anna Heiskanen

Cinematography

Heikki Färm

Music

Tommi Viksten

Editor

Bettina Böhler

Themes

friendshipsingle parentparent child relationshipsuicide attemptveterinariandifficult childhoodfamilyshopliftingchildhoodmental healthfinlandlying

Production House

MMM Film Zimmermann & Co.
Aamu Film Company

Audience Score

77%

3 votes

Skip7%
Timepass17%
Go for it38%
Perfection38%

Where to watch

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// cast

Cast

Ninni Ahlroth

Elsi Björkman

Aleksi Rantanen

Henry Heikkilä

Hellen Willberg

Paula Björkman

Ylva Ekblad

Maj Heikkilä

Pertti Sveholm

Pertti Sveholm

Kalervo Heikkilä

Sointu Eloranta

Leena

Aino Koskenniemi

Girl 1

Iiris Annala

Girl 2

Meri Kirjavainen

Girl 3

Tiina Komulainen

Istuskelija

Nina Värikäs

Terapeutti

Markku Ahlroth

Psykologi Seppo

Tanjalotta Räikkä

Kasurisen äiti

Juha Svahn

Kasurisen isä

Venla Onnismaa

Kasurisen Katri

Riku Laine

Kasurisen Jaakko

Katri Häkämäki

Rasinkankaan äiti

Karoliina Kairikko

Rasinkankaan tytär

// crew

Crew

Auli Mantila

Director, Writer

Tommi Viksten

Original Music Composer

Anna Heiskanen

Producer

Heikki Färm

Director of Photography

Bettina Böhler

Bettina Böhler

Editor

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