Milka: A Film About Taboos
19801h 50m5.8
Drama
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Genre
- Drama
- Origin
- Finland
About
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.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet. It is in Sweden.
Details
- Director
- Rauni Mollberg
- Writing
- Seppo Heinonen, Veikko Aaltonen, Rauni Mollberg
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Dec 19, 1980
- Studio
- Arctic-Filmi
Cast
Irma Huntus
Milka Sierkkiniemi
Leena Suomu
Anna Sierkkiniemi
Matti Turunen
Ojanen
Eikka Lehtonen
Malmström
Esa Niemelä
Auno
Hellin Auvinen-Salmi
Villager
Voitto Harju
Villager
Sonja Joensuu
Young Milka
Kerttu Juusela
Villager
Toivo Lampela
Host of Laanila
Jussi Lappalainen
Villager
Tauno Lehtihalmes
Dean
Sirkka Metsäsaari
Hostess of Laanila
Anna Pesonen
Villager
Eljas Siitonen
Villager
Ulla Tapaninen
Ojanen's Woman Friend
Toivo Tuomainen
Villager
Irja Uusisalmi
Villager
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