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Menolippu Mombasaan (2002)
Not at all bad
The very negative reviews on this page by some Finns are typical of Finns, who love to heap ignominy on all things Finnish. They are a modest people, and think everyone else is better than them at everything (except ice hockey where their opinion of their abilities is generally over-inflated!)
This film is a very well-made film, with good performances by the young actors, has a great soundtrack, and is genuinely moving at the end when Jusa passes away.
Sure, it's not full of deep character dissection or emotional love scenes but, as a previous contributor said, the Finnish invented the word undemonstrative (or the Finnish equivalent!) and that is how they generally conduct their romances. I felt that the relationship between Pete and Kata was very convincing and touching in its Finnish way.
I would recommend anyone to see this film if they would like to know more about Finland, a country whose modesty rarely allows it to let people know much about it.