Milka: A Film About Taboos (1980)
1h 50m
Running Time
December 19, 1980Release Date
Milka: A Film About Taboos (1980)
1h 50m
Running Time
December 19, 1980Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Irma Huntus
Milka Sierkkiniemi
Leena Suomu
Anna Sierkkiniemi
Matti Turunen
'Kristus-Perkele' Ojanen
Esa Niemelä
Auno
Eikka Lehtonen
Kanttori Malmström
Hellin Auvinen-Salmi
Villager
Rauni Mollberg
Director
Voitto Harju
Villager
Veikko Aaltonen
Writer
Seppo Heinonen
Writer
Sonja Joensuu
Young Milka
Timo K. Mukka
Writer
Kerttu Juusela
Villager
Jussi Niilekselä
Writer
Toivo Lampela
Host of Laanila
Kari Rydman
Composer
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
Henrik Paersch
Camera Operator
Tuula Mehtonen
Editor
Esa Vuorinen
Director of Photography
Markku Lehmuskallio
Director of Photography
Eija-Leena Lehmuskallio
Makeup Artist
Raimo Paananen
Assistant Camera
Tuomo Kattilakoski
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Seppo Anttila
Sound Assistant
Marjatta Niiranen
Assistant Editor
Johan Hake
Sound
Antti Kokko
Colorist
Ulla-Maija Alppi
Script Supervisor
Media.
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Wiki.
Milka – A Film About Taboos (Finnish: Milka – elokuva tabuista) is a 1980 Finnish drama film directed by Rauni Mollberg. It was entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival.