Popular Music (2004)
01/10/2004
Comedy, Drama
1h 45m
- 63% (58 votes)
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Overview
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.
- Reza BagherDirector, Screenplay
- Erik NorbergScreenplay
Original Title
Populärmusik från Vittula
Status
Released
Original Language
Swedish
Budget
$2,224,000
Revenue
$28,000,000
Keywords
- friendship
- child abuse
- rock 'n' roll
- music record
- himalaya mountain range
- transvestism
- becoming an adult
- alcohol
- parent child relationship
- grandparent grandchild relationship
- province
- boredom
- pop
- 1970s
- music teacher
- vodka
- bogey
- sauna
- sweden
- coming of age
- wedding
- xenophobia
- finland
Top Billed 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
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