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Games People Play

Original title: Seurapeli
  • 2020
  • 1h 57m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
1.9K
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Eero Milonoff, Emmi Parviainen, Laura Birn, Paula Vesala, Christian Hillborg, Samuli Niittymäki, Paavo Kinnunen, and Iida-Maria Heinonen in Games People Play (2020)
ComedyDrama

A comedy about the tragedy of being forever young.A comedy about the tragedy of being forever young.A comedy about the tragedy of being forever young.

  • Director
    • Jenni Toivoniemi
  • Writer
    • Jenni Toivoniemi
  • Stars
    • Iida-Maria Heinonen
    • Paula Vesala
    • Emmi Parviainen
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    1.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jenni Toivoniemi
    • Writer
      • Jenni Toivoniemi
    • Stars
      • Iida-Maria Heinonen
      • Paula Vesala
      • Emmi Parviainen
    • 3User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Iida-Maria Heinonen
    • Natali
    Paula Vesala
    Paula Vesala
    • Ulla
    Emmi Parviainen
    Emmi Parviainen
    • Mitzi
    Eero Milonoff
    Eero Milonoff
    • Härde
    Paavo Kinnunen
    Paavo Kinnunen
    • Janne
    Christian Hillborg
    Christian Hillborg
    • Mikael
    Laura Birn
    Laura Birn
    • Veronika
    Samuli Niittymäki
    Samuli Niittymäki
    • Juhana
    Samu Heikkilä
    • Merisään lukija
    • (voice)
    Jackie
    • Woolf-koira
    Laura Niskanen
    • Tax free-myyjä
    Nono Alakari
    • Lentäjä
    Tom Långstedt
    • Venepalvelun mies
    Ludde
    • Venepalvelun miehen koira
    • Director
      • Jenni Toivoniemi
    • Writer
      • Jenni Toivoniemi
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    9s1k2

    For people whose lives are not perfect

    I really liked this movie, its slow pace, natural looking people and film angles. I would recommend this to all those people, who think they don't have their live ready and figured out.
    7huttunenjesse

    Relatable and authentic

    Good acting by the whole cast and this really seems like a typical finnish weekend at the summer cottage with old friends after not seeing each other long time. Adults who havent grown up, relationship drama, new partners, ex partners, huge life events all in the same mix with a bunch of booze.

    Raw, Authentic, A hit!

    7,1/10.
    8maijita

    Uncomfortable and familiar

    It's a tale of old friends, the kind most of us have. There's too much complicated history and hidden bottled feelings. They only act a certain way among these friends and it's difficult to bring new people into the mix as they don't understand the weird rituals and ways of the group. Alcohol only fuels their behaviour and the tension builds.

    This could happen at any Finnish summerhouse during a drunken weekend. The atmosphere feels familiar and at times uncomfortable as you recognize yourself and people you know from these characters. It's a good film tho and very true to how messy our lives can be. It's a reminder of how at some point you should just remove yourself from a crowd that "brings the worst out in people" and not look back. Some memory lanes are not worth the trouble and best kept in history.

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    • Trivia
      Direct English translation would be "Company* Games" - i.e. *as in of people (not business) - so possibly, rather "Group Games" - so that of the original Finnish titling is far more appropriate to what unfolds in this: the given English titling ('Games People Play') is misleading in that it implies deliberate trickiness, subterfuge, even malice; not necessarily apt to this story / plotline.
    • Connections
      References McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)

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    • Release date
      • August 21, 2020 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • Finland
    • Languages
      • Finnish
      • English
      • Swedish
    • Also known as
      • Ігри, в які грають люди
    • Production company
      • Tuffi Films
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    • Budget
      • €1,453,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 57 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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