Finnish Blood Swedish Heart is a 2013 documentary film by Mika Ronkainen about a Finnish father and son revisiting their former home in Sweden.[1][2] The film won two Jussi Awards (Finnish Oscars) in 2014: Best Documentary and Best Music,[3] and the Dragon Award for Best Nordic Documentary Film at the Göteborg Film Festival in February 2013.[4]
| Finnish Blood Swedish Heart | |
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 Official international poster | |
| Directed by | Mika Ronkainen |
| Produced by | Ulla Simonen |
| Cinematography | Vesa Taipaleenmäki |
| Edited by | Åsa Mossberg |
Production company | Klaffi Productions |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Countries | Finland Sweden |
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The film was released theatrically in Sweden with the title Ingen riktig finne (lit. 'No real finn') on 22 March 2013, and in Finland (titled Laulu koti-ikävästä) on 5 April 2013.
Reviews
edit- Alissa Simon (2013-02-18). "Review: Finnish Blood Swedish Heart". Variety. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
References
edit- ^ Jay Stone, "Gothenburg: I’m a stranger in town myself", Canada.com, February 1, 2013.
- ^ Mikkel Stolt (2013-02-07). "Mika Ronkainen: Finnish Blood, Swedish Heart". Filmkommentaren.dk. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
- ^ "'Concrete Night collected most Jussi Awards" Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, The Finnish Film Foundation, February 3, 2014.
- ^ John Asp, "'Snowfall' snags a Dragon", Variety, February 3, 2013.
External links
edit- Official website
- Finnish Blood Swedish Heart at IMDb
- Finnish Blood Swedish Heart at the Swedish Film Institute Database
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