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Popular Music (2004)
Directed by Reza Bagher
Comedy, Drama · 1h 45m
Matti and Niila, growing up in the mid-sixties in the harsh and conservative environment of a Finnish-speaking part of Tornedalen in Swedish Laponia, close to the Finnish border. Their big dream is to become rock stars. In the present the now grown-up Matti feels guilt for the death of his drug-addicted rock star friend Niila.
Cast
Max Enderfors
Matti (age 15)
Andreas af Enehielm
Niila (age 15)
N
Niklas Ulfvarson
Matti (age 7)
T
Tommy Vallikari
Niila (age 7)
Jarmo Mäkinen
Isak, Niila's Father
Kati Outinen
Päivi, Niila's Mother
Björn Kjellman
Greger
Lennart Jähkel
Einari
Göran Forsmark
Birger
Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala
Grandmother
Sten Ljunggren
Grandfather
Lisa Lindgren
Signe
Crew
- Director
- Reza Bagher
- Screenplay
- Erik Norberg, Reza Bagher
- Novel
- Mikael Niemi
- Director of Photography
- Robert Nordström
- Original Music Composer
- Lars Daniel Terkelsen, Halfdan E
- Editor
- Fredrik Morheden, Anders Refn
- Producer
- Markus Selin, Joachim Stridsberg, Jussi Lepistö, Jukka Helle, Katinka Faragó
Details
- Original title
- Populärmusik från Vittula
- Release date
- 2004-10-01
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Original language
- SV
- Spoken languages
- Finnish, Swedish
- Countries
- Denmark, Finland, Sweden
- Production
- Solar Films, Happy End Filmproductions, Filmpool Nord, SF Studios, Fine & Mellow Productions
- Budget
- $2,224,000
- Box office
- $28,000,000