Populärmusik från Vittula

20042004
1h 45min

Populärmusik från Vittula (2004)

Two boys grow up together in the town of Pajala during the 1960s. United by rock'n'roll music.Two boys grow up together in the town of Pajala during the 1960s. United by rock'n'roll music.Two boys grow up together in the town of Pajala during the 1960s. United by rock'n'roll music.

Director
- Reza Bagher
Writers
- Reza Bagher(screenplay)
- Erik Norberg(screenplay)
- Mikael Niemi(novel)
Stars

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Awards
- 1 win

Populärmusik från Vittula (2004)

Populärmusik från Vittula (2004)

Populärmusik från Vittula (2004)

Populärmusik från Vittula (2004)

Populärmusik från Vittula (2004)

Populärmusik från Vittula (2004)

Populärmusik från Vittula (2004)

Populärmusik från Vittula (2004)

Populärmusik från Vittula (2004)

Populärmusik från Vittula (2004)

Populärmusik från Vittula (2004)

Populärmusik från Vittula (2004)

Matti and Niila, growing up in the mid-sixties in the harsh and conservative environment of a Finnish-speaking part of Tornedalen in Swedish Laponia, close to the Finnish border. Their big dream is to become rock stars. In the present the now grown-up Matti feels guilt for the death of his drug-addicted rock star friend Niila. —Cineuropa

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Genres
- Comedy
- Drama
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
The film is set in North-Eastern Sweden, where people commonly speak both Swedish and Finnish. However, when Reza Bagher was chosen to direct this film, he first decided that the film should include only Swedish language dialog. After few days at location in Pajala, he changed his mind and agreed that it wouldn't be authentic to omit Finnish completely.

Goofs
A local store display the front page of the daily newspaper "Nya Norrland" who was sold in Sollefteå and the surrounding area, 700 kilometers from Tornedalen.

Soundtracks
Härlig är jorden
Lyrics by B.S. Ingemann (Danish text 1850 - "Dejlig er Jorden") and
Cecilia Bååth-Holmberg (Swedish text 1884)

Top review

7/10

Very good North Swedish Movie

This is the kind of movies we need in these days. Rock N Roll movies, now when the Hip Hop gets too much place.

The Movie is about two boys which grows up in Northern Sweden. Its the sixties and Sweden is on a era of new inventions. New roads and buildings where builted. And now Sweden need more people who can work on these projects. And we took people from Finland.

Thease two boys, one Swedish and one finish, discover the new music, Rock N Roll. And when they got 15, they started a Rock n Roll band, which was impossible before, because the people in northern Sweden is very conservative and doesn't like to buy something which they haven't used before. But thanks to their new music teacher, which comes from souther Sweden, helped them.

See this Movie!

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Jan 13, 2005

Release date
- September 24, 2004 (Sweden)
Countries of origin
- Sweden
- Finland
Official sites
- SF (Sweden)
- Solar Films (Finland)
Languages
Also known as
- Popular Music
Filming locations
- Kalix, Norrbottens län, Sweden
Production companies
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Budget
- €2,224,000 (estimated)
Gross worldwide
- $1,349,501

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Runtime
- 1h 45min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- DTS
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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