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Milka: Elokuva tabuista

  • 1980
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
350
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Irma Huntus in Milka: Elokuva tabuista (1980)
Drama

In a small Finnish Lapland community, Milka, an innocent 14-year-old girl lives with her mother, misses her dead father and prays God to show her what love is. For haymaking, they employ a s... Read allIn a small Finnish Lapland community, Milka, an innocent 14-year-old girl lives with her mother, misses her dead father and prays God to show her what love is. For haymaking, they employ a simple but hard-working field hand, nicknamed Christ-Devil, who decides to stay and become ... Read allIn a small Finnish Lapland community, Milka, an innocent 14-year-old girl lives with her mother, misses her dead father and prays God to show her what love is. For haymaking, they employ a simple but hard-working field hand, nicknamed Christ-Devil, who decides to stay and become the man of the house, courting both the mother and daughter. Eventually he leaves them bot... Read all

  • Director
    • Rauni Mollberg
  • Writers
    • Veikko Aaltonen
    • Seppo Heinonen
    • Rauni Mollberg
  • Stars
    • Irma Huntus
    • Leena Suomu
    • Matti Turunen
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    350
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Rauni Mollberg
    • Writers
      • Veikko Aaltonen
      • Seppo Heinonen
      • Rauni Mollberg
    • Stars
      • Irma Huntus
      • Leena Suomu
      • Matti Turunen
    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Irma Huntus
    • Milka Sierkkiniemi
    Leena Suomu
    • Anna Sierkkiniemi
    Matti Turunen
    • 'Kristus-Perkele' Ojanen
    Eikka Lehtonen
    • Kanttori Malmström
    Esa Niemelä
    • Laanilan Auno
    Hellin Auvinen-Salmi
    • Kyläläinen
    Voitto Harju
    • Seivästä teroittava kyläläinen
    Sonja Joensuu
    • Milka lapsena
    Kerttu Juusola
    • Kyläläinen
    • (as Kerttu Juusela)
    Toivo Lampela
    • Laanilan isäntä
    Jussi Lappalainen
    • Kyläläinen
    Tauno Lehtihalmes
    • Rovasti
    Sirkka Metsäsaari
    • Laanilan emäntä
    Anna Pesonen
    • Kyläläinen
    Eljas Siitonen
    • Kyläläinen
    Ulla Tapaninen
    • Ojasen naisvieras
    Toivo Tuomainen
    • Kyläläinen
    • (as Topi Tuomainen)
    Irja Uusisalmi
    • Annaa vastaantuleva kyläläinen
    • Director
      • Rauni Mollberg
    • Writers
      • Veikko Aaltonen
      • Seppo Heinonen
      • Rauni Mollberg
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    • Trivia
      Tabu was adapted into screen by Mollberg under the title Milka (1980). The film was praised for its photography and poetry. Again Mollberg used amateurs. The 17-year-old school girl Irma Huntus had several naked scenes, which later confused her life in the small village where she returned after the filming was over. A newspaper wrote that Mollberg had "unleashed his fascination with the white naked human flesh. He makes a number of excuses to undress people, in particular the undeveloped girl's body of Milka."
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      Featured in Molle: Ohjaajamuotokuva akateemikko Rauni Mollbergista (1991)

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    8/10
    Story of a teenage girl growing up slowly in the 19th century.
    Milka is a teenage girl growing up in the Finnish countryside, probably somewhere in Lappland, probably in the 19th century. She lives with her mother and their handyman "Kristus Perkele", who is an ex-cossack and one hell of a worker. The story is dark and extremely slow-paced, and it involves a lot of nudity, praying and strange Lappish accent.
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    • Release date
      • December 19, 1980 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • Finland
    • Language
      • Finnish
    • Also known as
      • Milka - A Film About Taboos
    • Filming locations
      • Iisalmi, Finland(church service)
    • Production company
      • Arctic-Filmi
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      • FIM 3,072,842 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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