November 15, 1991
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Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem (1991)

Name: Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem
Genre: Drama
Released: 1991-11-15
Rating: 6

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1h 50m

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November 15, 1991
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Plot.

The film is based on a true occurrence in Sweden in 1988. A Finnish couple murdered a young boy and his parents when they prevented the theft of the son's bicycle. The film tries to describe the relationship between the dominant Jari, who calls himself "Il Capitano", and his more mature "soldier" Minna, that develops into mutual dependence.

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Release Date
November 15, 1991

Original Name
Il capitano

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 50m

Genres
Drama

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Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem (Swedish: Il Capitano) is a 1991 Swedish-Finnish biographical drama film directed by Jan Troell about the 1988 Åmsele murders in which a family of three was murdered by Juha Valjakkala over a stolen bicycle.

Antti Reini stars as Valjakkala, renamed Jari in the film, and Maria Heiskanen as his girlfriend Marita Routalammi, renamed Minna. Being released so soon after the actual event, the film was very controversial and received highly-mixed reviews, with some critics praising it for the difficult choice of subject and others condemning it for the same reason.