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Hymypoika

  • 2003
  • Unrated
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
1.9K
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Hymypoika (2003)
Drama

Taavi, who never goes anywhere without his video camera, and his young and wealthy friends find themselves on the cusp of adulthood. After throwing a wild party at the mansion left to him by... Read allTaavi, who never goes anywhere without his video camera, and his young and wealthy friends find themselves on the cusp of adulthood. After throwing a wild party at the mansion left to him by his deceased parents, Taavi shoots video of the partygoers in their various states of und... Read allTaavi, who never goes anywhere without his video camera, and his young and wealthy friends find themselves on the cusp of adulthood. After throwing a wild party at the mansion left to him by his deceased parents, Taavi shoots video of the partygoers in their various states of undress and drunken sexual congress. What begins as a prank spurs Taavi and his friends Jere,... Read all

  • Director
    • Jukka-Pekka Siili
  • Writers
    • Jaajo Linnonmaa
    • Jukka Vieno
  • Stars
    • Jussi Nikkilä
    • Reino Nordin
    • Jarkko Niemi
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.6/10
    1.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jukka-Pekka Siili
    • Writers
      • Jaajo Linnonmaa
      • Jukka Vieno
    • Stars
      • Jussi Nikkilä
      • Reino Nordin
      • Jarkko Niemi
    • 8User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations

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    Reino Nordin and Jussi Nikkilä in Hymypoika (2003)
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    Jussi Nikkilä
    Jussi Nikkilä
    • Taavi
    Reino Nordin
    • Jere
    Jarkko Niemi
    Jarkko Niemi
    • Markus
    Jenni Banerjee
    Jenni Banerjee
    • Reetta
    Ville Kivelä
    • Sami
    Mervi Takatalo
    • Mira
    Evi Suppala
    • Jenni
    Laura Malmivaara
    Laura Malmivaara
    • Helena Pääkkönen
    Ville Virtanen
    Ville Virtanen
    • Jeren isä Juhani
    Kari Heiskanen
    • Juristi
    Kari Hietalahti
    Kari Hietalahti
    • Taavin isä
    Milka Ahlroth
    Milka Ahlroth
    • Taavin ätti
    Esko Mäkelä
    • Nettideittimies
    Elina Stirkkinen
    • Nettideittinainen
    Markku Peltola
    Markku Peltola
    • Samin isä
    Lena Meriläinen
    • Samin äiti
    Anna Lehtolainen
    • Prostituoitu
    Santeri Nuutinen
    • Taavi pienenä
    • Director
      • Jukka-Pekka Siili
    • Writers
      • Jaajo Linnonmaa
      • Jukka Vieno
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      Featured in Näin tehtiin Hymypoika (2003)
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      Written and arranged by Johannes Laiho, Tommy Lindgren, Pekka Mikkonen, Kari Saarilahti, Emma Salokoski

      Performed by Don Johnson Big Band

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    User reviews8

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    5/10
    A cautionary tale of spiritual emptiness
    This movie is a tad better than the user ratings indicate. Perhaps some were hoping for porn, and came away disappointed--although there is plenty of nudity, there is nothing to titillate--this is a moving and cautionary tale of spiritual emptiness.

    "Young Gods" is the ironically-titled film that examines the vapid world of mesmerizing images we live in, when there's no guidance for spiritual context. We experience this confusion through the eyes (and lenses) of four Finnish boys, all recent high-school graduates. Taavi has just inherited his deceased father's mansion and wealth, but has blocked out the memory of his death, and moves through life at a distance, viewing everything possible through his camcorder's viewfinder. Jere is emotionally dead. He has a girlfriend and finds comfort in sex, but is unable to open his heart. Sami, homely and overweight, has zero self-esteem. Markus is very immature, but otherwise fairly well-adjusted.

    The four make an odd pact to film their sexual conquests, and the four find themselves living in an even more illusory meta-world, as their desire to film sex takes precedence over their actual desires, and recording an event becomes secondary to experiencing life. They all seem to lack a father who can teach them about love and loving, and are left to float down a river of sex and imagery without a clue to its purpose. (Jere's father is no help: he's a pornographer, coolly composing loveless sex scenes as though creating a grocery display.) Slowly, the consequences of their pact begin changing them as it brings out the yearning, emptiness, violence, or love that is really within their hearts.
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    • Nov 25, 2005

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    • Release date
      • December 2, 2004 (Hungary)
    • Country of origin
      • Finland
    • Official sites
      • FS-Film (Distributor) information sheet
      • Official site (Finland)
    • Language
      • Finnish
    • Also known as
      • Young Gods
    • Filming locations
      • Helsinki, Finland
    • Production companies
      • Helsinki-Filmi
      • SubTV
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    • Budget
      • €1,200,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $644,124
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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