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Frozen Land

Frozen Land

In the end things work out for the best, for all of us

20056.72h 13m

Overview

When a schoolteacher is sacked, he projects his bad mood at his troubled teenage son. The son, in turn, buys a CD player from a pawnshop with counterfeit money. This starts a chain reaction of misery as every victim projects his problems on to another person.

Directed by Aku Louhimies
Written by Paavo Westerberg, Aku Louhimies, Jari Rantala
Produced by Markus Selin
Box OfficeBudget: $2.0M0

Top Cast

Jasper Pääkkönen

Jasper Pääkkönen

Niko Smolander

Mikko Leppilampi

Mikko Leppilampi

Tuomas Mikael Saraste

Pamela Tola

Pamela Tola

Elina Oravisto

Petteri Summanen

Petteri Summanen

Antti Arhamo

Matleena Kuusniemi

Matleena Kuusniemi

Hannele Arhamo

Mikko Kouki

Mikko Kouki

Isto Virtanen

Sulevi Peltola

Sulevi Peltola

Teuvo 'Teukka' Hurskainen

Pertti Sveholm

Pertti Sveholm

Pertti Smolander

Samuli Edelmann

Samuli Edelmann

'Jartsa' Matikainen

Saara Pakkasvirta

Saara Pakkasvirta

Kauppiaan äiti

Themes & Keywords

helsinki, finlanddepressionalcoholalcoholismcounterfeitfired from the jobalcoholicfather son relationship

About Frozen Land

Frozen Land is a drama film released in 2005 exploring themes of helsinki, finland, depression, alcohol, alcoholism, counterfeit, fired from the job. Directed by Aku Louhimies, it stars Jasper Pääkkönen, Mikko Leppilampi, Pamela Tola. When a schoolteacher is sacked, he projects his bad mood at his troubled teenage son. The son, in turn, buys a CD player from a pawnshop with counterfeit money. This starts a chain reaction of misery as every victim projects his problems on to another person.

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