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August

Original title: Elokuu
  • 20112011
  • 1h 48m
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Elokuu (2011)
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Summer begins, Aku graduates high school and faces a great emptiness. As his girlfriend, parents and friends all leave the city, it looks to be the dullest summer ever. Everything changes at... Read allSummer begins, Aku graduates high school and faces a great emptiness. As his girlfriend, parents and friends all leave the city, it looks to be the dullest summer ever. Everything changes at Midsummer when Aku meets Juli, a beautiful, strange and wild girl. Juli asks Aku for a ri... Read allSummer begins, Aku graduates high school and faces a great emptiness. As his girlfriend, parents and friends all leave the city, it looks to be the dullest summer ever. Everything changes at Midsummer when Aku meets Juli, a beautiful, strange and wild girl. Juli asks Aku for a ride to eastern Finland. Aku agrees - without any idea what he's getting himself into.
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  • Director
    • Oskari Sipola
  • Writers
    • Harri Paananen(original idea)
    • Oskari Sipola(idea)
  • Stars
    • Eppu Pastinen
    • Lina Turkama
    • Zagros Manuchar
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  • Director
    • Oskari Sipola
  • Writers
    • Harri Paananen(original idea)
    • Oskari Sipola(idea)
  • Stars
    • Eppu Pastinen
    • Lina Turkama
    • Zagros Manuchar
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    Eppu Pastinen
    • Akuas Aku
    Lina Turkama
    • Julias Juli
    Zagros Manuchar
    • Fredaas Freda
    Niina Koponen
    • Erikaas Erika
    Pihla Viitala
    Pihla Viitala
    • Johannaas Johanna
    Ilkka Heiskanen
    • Isäas Isä
    Henrika Andersson
    • Äitias Äiti
    Juha Lagström
    • Hannuas Hannu
    Markku Maalismaa
    Markku Maalismaa
    • Ristoas Risto
    Heikki Ranta
    • Timppaas Timppa
    Timo Torikka
    Timo Torikka
    • Eeroas Eero
    Matleena Kuusniemi
    • Sarias Sari
    Jaana Joensuu
    • Sointuas Sointu
    Mika Kurvinen
    • Kalleas Kalle
    Misa Lommi
    • Nainen baarissaas Nainen baarissa
    Anna Kuusamo
    • Erikan kaverias Erikan kaveri
    Tua Harno
    • Pääsykoevalvojaas Pääsykoevalvoja
    Anna Kare
    • Sukulaistyttöas Sukulaistyttö
    • Director
      • Oskari Sipola
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      • Harri Paananen(original idea)
      • Oskari Sipola(idea)
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    Summer begins, Aku graduates high school and faces a great emptiness. As his girlfriend, parents and friends all leave the city, it looks to be the dullest summer ever. Everything changes at Midsummer when Aku meets Juli, a beautiful, strange and wild girl. Juli asks Aku for a ride to eastern Finland. Aku agrees - without any idea what he's getting himself into. —Anonymous
    • road movie
    • coming of age
    • travel
    • ladies' man
    • affection
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    • Trivia
      Veera W. Vilo's debut.
    • Connections
      References Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Nuori ja kaunis
      written by Olavi Uusivirta

      performed by Olavi Uusivirta & Anna Järvinen

      courtesy of Velvet Untergang

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    A midsummer dream
    Elokuu, meaning 'August'... Is an engaging, gentle coming of age film. A lot of thought must have gone into the atmospheric cinematography ( From Mr.Joonas Pulkkanen ) of a blissful, near magical Scandinavian summer. As the fairly naive, contemplative middle class protagonist school leaver, 'Aku' explores his existential, more rebellious romantic self. The film begins with his long term girlfriend and family leaving him to his own devices - and after a friend tells him... 'that life is fleeting' And from the stresses of final exams - the City teenager starts to question his own choices and future career path and seemingly affluent parental lifestyle, that he will eventually mirror. On a road journey through the remote Finnish countryside with a mysterious, free spirited chance encounter. The film probably ends realistically, but fails to excite or escape it's bourgeois underpinnings or stereotypes - on either side of the camera. The films story arch becomes problematic and for me at least... far too melodramatic and drawn out in the final third. But still, Elokuu is an interesting and entertaining little film, from writer/director Mr.Oskari Sipola. Well worth a viewing.
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    • Release date
      • April 1, 2011 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • Finland
    • Official site
      • Official site (Finland)
    • Languages
      • Finnish
      • Swedish
    • Also known as
      • Август
    • Filming locations
      • Kamppi, Helsinki, Finland
    • Production company
      • Bronson Club
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      • €830,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $522,191
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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