Milka: A Film About Taboos
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Based on a novel by the late Finnish writer Timo Mukka, this simple story focuses on what happens when Milka (Irma Huntus), a girl barely out of childhood, gets pregnant by Ojanen (Matti Turunen) a rustic fieldhand. Her own mother had been hoping to marry Ojanen, and her daughter's pregnancy turns their lives around. Set in the Lapp country of northern Finland, the scenery is breathtaking, made even more so by the isolation of the region. A sense of natural solitude is underscored by a slow-moving dialogue interspersed with long silences, and the connection between nature and the dialogue is underscored as the young Milka recites poetry while out in the countryside. The fate of Milka and her mother, however, is connected to the decision that Ojanen makes at the end.
Release Date : 1980-12-19
Language :Finnish
Adult : false
Status : Released
Production Company : Arctic-Filmi
Production Country : Finland
Alternative Titles :
Cast
Character Name : Milka Sierkkiniemi
Original Name : Irma Huntus
Gender : Female
Character Name : Anna Sierkkiniemi
Original Name : Leena Suomu
Gender : Female
Character Name : Ojanen
Original Name : Matti Turunen
Gender : Male
Character Name : Malmström
Original Name : Eikka Lehtonen
Gender : Male
Character Name : Auno
Original Name : Esa Niemelä
Gender : Male
Character Name : Villager
Original Name : Hellin Auvinen-Salmi
Gender : Female
Character Name : Villager
Original Name : Voitto Harju
Gender : Male
Character Name : Young Milka
Original Name : Sonja Joensuu
Gender : Female
Character Name : Villager
Original Name : Kerttu Juusela
Gender : Female
Character Name : Host of Laanila
Original Name : Toivo Lampela
Gender : Male
Character Name : Villager
Original Name : Jussi Lappalainen
Gender : Male
Character Name : Dean
Original Name : Tauno Lehtihalmes
Gender : Male
Character Name : Hostess of Laanila
Original Name : Sirkka Metsäsaari
Gender : Female
Character Name : Villager
Original Name : Anna Pesonen
Gender : Female
Character Name : Villager
Original Name : Eljas Siitonen
Gender : Male
Character Name : Ojanen's Woman Friend
Original Name : Ulla Tapaninen
Gender : Female
Character Name : Villager
Original Name : Toivo Tuomainen
Gender : Male
Character Name : Villager
Original Name : Irja Uusisalmi
Gender : Female
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