Falling Angels

Falling Angels (2008)

05/12/2008
Drama, History
1h 42m

Overview

The daughter of two famous writers, Helena upholds her late father's reputation, reciting his poems on various occasions and cherishing the memory of the legend. Relations with her mother have deteriorated since she moved to Sweden. Helena blames her mother for abandoning her father. Helena and her mother meet again as Helena's mental health deteriorates and in order to cope, she must face reality through her mother's memoirs. Helena becomes intensely involved in the story and relives it by imagining herself in her mother's place.

  • Heikki KujanpääDirector, Screenplay
  • Sami ParkkinenScreenplay
  • Heikki Huttu-HiltunenScreenplay
  • Original Title

    Putoavia enkeleitä

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Finnish

  • Budget

    $1,401,625

Keywords

  • schizophrenia
  • marriage
  • poet
  • biography
  • based on play or musical
  • author
  • historical
  • mental illness
  • motherhood
  • 1950s

Top Billed Cast

Elena Leeve

Elena Leeve

Helena

Tommi Korpela

Tommi Korpela

Lauri

Elina Knihtilä

Elina Knihtilä

Aila

Oiva Lohtander

Lars Djupsjöbacka

Juhani Niemelä

Juhani Niemelä

Hermanni

Hannu Kivioja

Hannu Kivioja

Juha Mannerkorpi

Erica Pitkänen

Helena 5-6 v

Tiina Pirhonen

Kustannustoimittaja Svea

Antti Litja

Kustantaja

Taisto Oksanen

Taisto Oksanen

Kustantajan poika

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