Frozen City (2006)
"Valkoinen kaupunki" (original title)

Director:

Aku Louhimies

Writers:

Paavo Westerberg, Mikko Kouki,

Stars:

Janne Virtanen, Susanna Mikkonen, Aada Hämes

11 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Janne Virtanen	...	Velimatti Lehtonen
Susanna Mikkonen	...	Hanna
Aada Hämes	...	Aada
Santeri Nuutinen	...	Santtu (as Santtu Nuutinen)
Viivi Hämes	...	Viivi
Jari Pehkonen	...	Seppo
Jarmo Keskevaari	...	Porttivahti (as Jarmo Keskivaari)
Jukka Holm	...	Vartija
Eric Le Roux	...	Jean
Juha Veijonen	...	Naapuri
Hannele Lauri	...	Leena
Sari Havas	...	Riitta
Pertti Sveholm	...	Lastenvalvoja
Matti Siitonen	...	Eläinkauppias (as Matti Fredi Siitonen)
Hanna-Riikka Siitonen	...	Hymyilevä Nainen

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

urban setting | jail visitation | prison | prostitute | urban | 

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Taglines:

Kaiken menettäminen on vasta alku.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [fi]

Country:

Finland

Language:

Finnish

Release Date:

17 November 2006 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Frozen City

Filming Locations:

Finland

Box Office

Budget:

€20,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Solar Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min 92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"Valkoinen Kaupunki" is based on popular Finnish tv-series "Irtiottoja", from which the original footage is taken from. It wasn't originally supposed to be a full lenght movie but after "Irtiottoja" was shown on Finnish television, director Aku Louhimies decided to re-cut the footage.

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Connections

Spun-off from Irtiottoja (2003)

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Soundtracks

"Panis Angelicus"
Written by César Franck

User Reviews

A good movie about a very important issue

Quite a good movie about a very important issue: Fathers' custody rights. I'm very happy to see that some care enough to make such a passionate movie about it. I don't know if the DV format was an aesthetic or economical choice but that was my main beef with the movie. I know it kind of enhanced the cold atmosphere but that's one rule I'm adamant about. DV for home video, 35mm for theater, that's it, that's all. Other than that, I loved the characters and the complexity of their actions. The sex scenes were some of the most intense ones I have ever seen. You can almost touch all the love, hate and despair in the couple.