CinemaOSMovie · 2007 · 1h 42m

The Year of the Wolf

58%(17)IMDbDramaRomance

Sari is a young, beautiful and intelligent girl who is busy studying at university,but she suffers from epilepsy and has to face death on a daily basis. Mikko is hersomewhat older university teacher, who is tired of life, and who one day decides toabandon his wife, children and idea of a perfect life. Both characters have been tooscared to live their lives to the brim for too long. But they meet, and in spite oftheir prejudices and reserved natures, they manage to create a dramatic and movingmodern romance which confronts numerous taboos. While the imagery explores theboundary between life and death in a most poetic way, the odd couple's romance istold with both bite and humour. Society - be it in the shape of angry ex-wives,overprotective parents, conservative aunts or embittered colleagues - is doing whatit can to put a spanner in the works."

Directed byOlli Saarela

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 42m
Language
FI
Released
February 2, 2007
Studios
MRP Matila Röhr Productions

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Krista Kosonen

Krista Kosonen

Sari Karaslahti

Kari Heiskanen

Kari Heiskanen

Mikko Groman

Johanna af Schultén

Johanna af Schultén

Mikaela

Kai Vaine

Kai Vaine

Ilari

Ville Virtanen

Ville Virtanen

Leif

Katariina Kaitue

Marjatta Jokela

Kristiina Halttu

Kristiina Halttu

Sari's Mother

Jukka Puotila

Jukka Puotila

Sari's Father

Anne-Mari Alaspää

Riikka

Aksa Korttila

Aksa Korttila

Lotta

Creative team
Directed by
Olli Saarela
Olli Saarela
Written by
Mika Ripatti
Produced by
Ilkka Matila
Ilkka Matila

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