Trench Road (2004)
"Juoksuhaudantie" (original title)

Director:

Veikko Aaltonen

Writers:

Veikko Aaltonen (screenplay), Kari Hotakainen (novel)

Stars:

Eero Aho, Kari Väänänen, Esko Pesonen

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eero Aho	...	Matti Virtanen
Kari Väänänen	...	Jarmo Kesämaa
Esko Pesonen	...	Taisto Oksanen
Tiina Lymi	...	Helena Virtanen
Ella Aho	...	Sini Virtanen
Aake Kalliala	...	Siikavire
Eeva Litmanen	...	Police Sergeant Marita Kalliolahti
Matleena Kuusniemi	...	Sirkku
Kaija Pakarinen	...	Merja Kesämaa
Katariina Kaitue	...	Riitta Laakio
Eila Roine	...	Martta Oksanen
Lotta Lehtikari	...	Ulla Nieminen
Juha Kukkonen	...	Reino Nieminen
Johanna Mukkula	...	Vera Nieminen (as Johanna Mukkala)
Teija Sopanen	...	TV-Reporter

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

advertising | battered woman | husband wife relationship | marriage problems | obsession | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

Finland

Language:

Finnish

Release Date:

27 August 2004 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Kaevikutee

Filming Locations:

Espoo, Finland

Box Office

Budget:

€1,100,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kinotar

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Features Heikoin lenkki (2002)

User Reviews

Nice idea, weird realization

Simply put, this is a movie about the identity crisis of a modern man. The concept, setup and quite a few details are interesting, but as a movie I don't think it quite delivers. Like some other Hotakainen's work, this can't easily be put in single genre and I think that's the biggest problem of this movie. Even at the end, you're not sure whether you were watching a comedy, thriller or a straightforward drama. The movie is directed with a nice flow, but the direction is very neutral, leaving you quite uneasy not knowing which turn the movie is going to take. I haven't read this specific book, but having read his other works I think Hotakainen's forte - warm satiric comedy - is not very well used here which makes this movie unnecessarily grim and drama-like.