Top 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsMost Popular Video GamesMost Popular Music VideosMost Popular Podcasts
    Release CalendarBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV NewsIndia TV Spotlight
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Picture WinnersBest Picture WinnersSundance Film FestivalIndependent Spirit AwardsBlack History MonthSXSWSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
Sign In
New Customer? Create account
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Tummien perhosten koti

  • 20082008
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
2.5K
YOUR RATING
Tummien perhosten koti (2008)
Drama
Juhani, 14 years old and tormented by a childhood trauma, has changed several foster parents from the age of eight. He is taken to an island, where there is a boys' home, run by a strict sup... Read allJuhani, 14 years old and tormented by a childhood trauma, has changed several foster parents from the age of eight. He is taken to an island, where there is a boys' home, run by a strict superintendent, Olavi Harjula. Besides the seven boys that dwell there, there is the superint... Read allJuhani, 14 years old and tormented by a childhood trauma, has changed several foster parents from the age of eight. He is taken to an island, where there is a boys' home, run by a strict superintendent, Olavi Harjula. Besides the seven boys that dwell there, there is the superintendent, his wife, his two daughters and a woman for menial help. Juhani is gradually accep... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
2.5K
YOUR RATING
    • Dome Karukoski
    • Dome Karukoski(collaborating writer)
    • Leena Lander(novel)
    • Marko Leino(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Niilo Syväoja
    • Tommi Korpela
    • Kristiina Halttu
    • Dome Karukoski
    • Dome Karukoski(collaborating writer)
    • Leena Lander(novel)
    • Marko Leino(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Niilo Syväoja
    • Tommi Korpela
    • Kristiina Halttu
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 4User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards

    Photos

    Tommi Korpela in Tummien perhosten koti (2008)
    Add photo

    Top cast

    Edit
    Niilo Syväoja
    • Juhani Johansson
    Tommi Korpela
    Tommi Korpela
    • Olavi Harjula
    Kristiina Halttu
    • Irene Harjula
    Kati Outinen
    Kati Outinen
    • Tyyne
    Pertti Sveholm
    • Erik Johansson
    Matleena Kuusniemi
    • Maire Johansson
    Eero Milonoff
    Eero Milonoff
    • Salmi
    Marjut Maristo
    • Vanamo Harjula
    Roope Karisto
    • Sjöblom
    Ville Saksela
    • Rinne
    Niko Vakkuri
    • Hermanni Hämäläinen
    Iiro Panula
    Iiro Panula
    • Sulkava
    Henri Huttunen
    • Simola
    Heikki Nousiainen
    • Sosiaalijohtaja Rantala
    Matti Onnismaa
    • Viranomainen
    Asko Sahlman
    • Rikostutkija
    Samu Uutela
    • Juhani 7 vuotta
    Kiira Sivonen
    • Sauli-vauva
      • Dome Karukoski
      • Dome Karukoski(collaborating writer)
      • Leena Lander(novel)
      • Marko Leino(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    More like this

    Pahat pojat
    6.2
    Pahat pojat
    Lapland Odyssey
    6.8
    Lapland Odyssey
    Pearls and Pigs
    6.4
    Pearls and Pigs
    Heart of a Lion
    7.0
    Heart of a Lion
    The Grump
    6.7
    The Grump
    Tyttö sinä olet tähti
    6.5
    Tyttö sinä olet tähti
    Peruna
    6.3
    Peruna
    Once Upon a Time in the North
    6.1
    Once Upon a Time in the North
    21 Ways to Ruin a Marriage
    6.2
    21 Ways to Ruin a Marriage
    Kupla
    7.5
    Kupla
    Purge
    7.1
    Purge
    Häjyt
    7.1
    Häjyt

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      Director Dome Karukoski offered a role to Mikko Neuvonen who had to decline because he was in England at the time of filming.

    User reviews4

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    2/10
    Lack of realism posed as art
    Dome Karukoski made himself known in the Finnish cinema with the movie 'Tyttö sinä olet tähti'. This movie is very similar in at least in two aspects: In both movies we can see "teenage" love tension. The girl in this movie, actor Marjut Maristo is actually about 23 years old and the boy is about 18 years old. The other similar thing about these movies is the lack of content and originality.

    So how are these movies different? This movie has something which 'Tyttö sinä olet tähti' was lacking and that is pseudo artistic sequences. For example the beginning sequence in the rain with the gramophone was very tasteless and mockery to true art. I think the director must divide all music in two categories, there's pop music and there's Mozart. Even though I hadn't my hopes very high before, after this sequence I was completely prepared for a bad movie. There's of course nothing bad about Mozart, but I despise the way the music was used here in this shot.

    After this the movie goes completely wild. We jump forward in time. The boy is having troubles with society and with himself and he is sent to an island with troubled kids. These kids are supposed to be very disturbed because of their past. However there's no guards and no rules whatsoever. We have a family here in the same cabin with these disturbed boys and they are having fun there as if they were on a vacation. Soon after arriving the main character Juhani gets a golden shower from these boys and he's isolated as punishment in a dark hole like in some Van Damme movie, but he won't squeal on the other boys. After he gets out he's now suddenly friends with these rednecks and don't even consider a revenge.

    There's a lot's of stupid stuff going around in the movie, most of which are these pseudo artistic sequences where Juhani's past is revealed in small parts. One thing bothering me a lot is that there's no attempt to give a character for Juhani's mother, she's just silent. This is why her motivation (at the end scene of these flashbacks) remains completely curtained and I didn't buy it for a second. It's just one of the sequences where the characters in this movie do unimaginable things just to progress the plot and make it seem more complete. The actions of the character is based on nothing and are added just for "shock" value as many other sequences in the movie.

    More of these types of sequences can be found in many places. One of the most funniest parts was a sequence where the brute (the largest of the boys) hurts himself and has to take his shirt off. The wife (in the family) is taking care of him and notices his scars. She gets turned on when she hears about the sexual and physical abuse of which the brutes father is responsible for. After this they end up having sex and this unbelievable "side plot" of passion has an incredibly unbelievable ending as well which culminates in a weird way with the emotions of the main character to make the side plot seem somehow relevant to the main plot.

    I'm not going to talk in detail how this movie was made. I didn't notice anything original in the directing or in the storyline. The story is actually just typical Finnish erotic drama with no content and the actors can't shine in this movie no matter how hard they would try. This goes into same series with 'Levottomat' and other such movies. I would feel sorry for the actors if I didn't know that they got money by acting in this movie.

    For a decent new Finnish movie it's better to see 'Paha Maa' by Aku Louhimies. It wasn't an attempt to make superb realism, but it's certainly more entertaining and atmospheric compared to this one.
    helpful•11
    33
    • re-eino
    • May 16, 2009

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • January 11, 2008 (Finland)
      • Finland
      • Finnish
    • Also known as
      • Turku, Finland
    • Production companies
      • Mainostelevisio (MTV3)
      • Solar Films
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    Edit
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

    Edit
    • 1 hour 48 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    Tummien perhosten koti (2008)
    Top Gap
    What is the English language plot outline for Tummien perhosten koti (2008)?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    • Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • IMDb Developer
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2023 by IMDb.com, Inc.