Milka: A Film About Taboos
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
110 min
Release Date
1980-12-19
Status
Released
Original Language
Finnish
Vote Count
12
Vote Average
5.8
Irma Huntus
Milka Sierkkiniemi
Leena Suomu
Anna Sierkkiniemi
Matti Turunen
Ojanen
Eikka Lehtonen
Malmström
Esa Niemelä
Auno
Hellin Auvinen-Salmi
Villager
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Villager
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Young Milka
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Toivo Lampela
Host of Laanila
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Dean
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Anna Pesonen
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Eljas Siitonen
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Ulla Tapaninen
Ojanen's Woman Friend
Toivo Tuomainen
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