Homebound (1989)
1h 33m
Running Time
March 10, 1989Release Date
Plot.
Mika's mother marries a man who is getting out of the jail. At the beginning everything seems to be all right. Mika leaves Oulu, an industrial city up in Northern Finland, to study in the capital, Helsinki. He does very well with his studies and also begins a relationship with the girl he knew already back in Oulu. Meanwhile the new husband reveals his true self - and all of a sudden things get very serious.
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Cast & Crew.
Ilkka Koivula
Mika Uurassalmi
Jonna Järnefelt
Ulla
Leena Suomu
Elli Nyman
Risto Tuorila
Kauko Päiviö Kurkela
Matti Viironen
Oskari
Paavo Takkinen
Näätämö
Ilkka Järvi-Laturi
Director
Heimo Koskelainen
Asikainen
Annina Enckell
Writer
Outi Nyytäjä
Writer
Kristofer Möller
Peter
Lasse Saarinen
Producer
Minna Turunen
Annette
Heikki Takkinen
Producer
Arto Heikkilä
Pappi
Mikko Nousiainen
Härkönen
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 10, 1989
Original NameKotia päin
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 33m
Filming LocationsOulu, Finland
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
mother son relationship
step father
spousal abuse
Wiki.
Homebound (Finnish: Kotia päin) is a 1989 Finnish crime drama film directed by Ilkka Järvi-Laturi. It tells the story of a young student who moves 600 kilometres (370 mi) away from his hometown to the capital to study, as he worries about his mother's problematic relationship with a new husband. The film is starring by Ilkka Koivula and Jonna Järnefelt.
The film was Järvi-Laturi's first feature film. According to Järvi-Laturi, he was inspired by the 1986 news headline of Ilta-Sanomat: "The death of the one thrown into the sea was the revenge of the underworld". The news piqued his interest because it gave the impression of organized crime.