Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki, The
Hymyilevä mies · dir. Juho Kuosmanen
Finland, Germany, Sweden 2016, 92’
24 October, 15:00 · Cinema City – room 6
It is 1962. An amateur boxer, who has become a professional and a darling in Finland, is preparing for the decisive match of his career. And while everybody else focuses all their attention on the coming match, all Olli Mäki can think about is a young girl he met at a wedding party... What will prevail, the fight for success or personal happiness? Can one have all? Perhaps the true victory is when you never have any regrets in life?
| Director: | Juho Kuosmanen |
| Screenplay: | Juho Kuosmanen, Mikko Myllylahti |
| Music: | Laura Airola, Joonas Haavisto, Miika Snåre |
| Cinematography: | J.P. Passi |
| Editing: | Jussi Rautaniemi |
| Cast: | Jarkko Lahti, Oona Airola, Eero Milonoff, Joanna Haartti |
| Producer: | Jussi Rantamäki |
| Production: | Aamu Filmcompany, One Two Films, Tre Vänner Produktion AB, Elokuvayhtiö Oy Aamu |
| Distribution: | Gutek Film |
| Awards: | MFF w Cannes / Cannes FF – Un Certain Regard: Najlepszy Film / Best Film (2016); Europejskie Nagrody Filmowe / The European Film Awards – Nagroda FIPRESCI / FIPRESCI Award (2016); Fińskie Nagrody Filmowe Jussi / Jussi Film Awards – Najlepszy Film, Najlepszy Reżyser, Najlepsze Zdjęcia, Najlepszy Aktor, Najlepszy Montaż / Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Actor, Best Editing (2016) |
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