Man and a Baby (2017)

Dad is left alone with a newborn after the mom decides motherhood is not her thing. Single dad tries to survive alone in "women's world" and keep the baby and himself alive.

Director:

Marja Pyykkö

Writers:

Eve Hietamies (novel), Marko Leino (screenplay)

Stars:

Petteri Summanen, Marja Salo, Ria Kataja

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Petteri Summanen	...	Antti Pasanen
Marja Salo	...	Enni Saarinen, o.s. Korhonen
Ria Kataja	...	Pia Pasanen
Juha Muje	...	Antero
Santeri Helinheimo Mäntylä	...	Janne
Marjaana Maijala	...	Anna Reponen
Niko Saarela	...	Ilkka Reponen
Kimmo Taavila	...	Peippo
Ulla Tapaninen	...	Ulla
Hannele Lauri	...	Vihanta
Anna-Maija Tuokko	...	Nelli
Pihla Viitala	...	Pihlaja
Ada Kukkonen	...	Jannika
Katri Hyvärinen	...	Nukkuva äiti
Minttu Mustakallio	...	Tiina

Storyline

Antti Pasanen is working as a journalist. His life is on the right tracks; his wife Pia is just about to give birth. Until - in the front of the Maternity Hospital everything changes. Antti, with the sniffling baby in his arms, sees the taxi's taillights fading out. Pia is sitting on the backseat; their future as a nuclear family is disappearing. The new life with the baby's terms begins and Antti has no idea what that's all about.

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Plot Keywords:

baby | single parent | single father | fatherhood | motherhood | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Prior the release of the film, the distributor Nordisk Film and the largest cinema chain in Finland Finnkino got into dispute on how the income from the ticket sales will be shared. As the distributor and the production company found Finnkino's offer unacceptable, Finnkino did not get the rights to show the film on its cinemas.

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Connections

References The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

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Soundtracks

What Is Love
Written by Tony Hendrik (as Dee Dee Halligan)
Lyrics by Junior Torello
Performed by Petteri Summanen

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Page

Country:

Finland

Language:

Finnish

Release Date:

6 October 2017 (Finland)

Also Known As:

En man och en baby

Filming Locations:

Vuosaari, Helsinki, Finland

Box Office

Budget:

EUR800,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$2,102,178

Company Credits

Production Co:

Solar Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1