Milka: A Film About Taboos
Based on a novel by the late Finnish writer Timo Mukka, this simple story focuses on what happens when Milka (Irma Huntus), a girl barely out of childhood, gets pregnant by Ojanen (Matti Turunen) a rustic fieldhand. Her own mother had been hoping to marry Ojanen, and her daughter's pregnancy turns their lives around. Set in the Lapp country of northern Finland, the scenery is breathtaking, made even more so by the isolation of the region. A sense of natural solitude is underscored by a slow-moving dialogue interspersed with long silences, and the connection between nature and the dialogue is underscored as the young Milka recites poetry while out in the countryside. The fate of Milka and her mother, however, is connected to the decision that Ojanen makes at the end.
Cast
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Irma Huntus
Played Milka Sierkkiniemi
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Leena Suomu
Played Anna Sierkkiniemi
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Matti Turunen
Played Ojanen
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Eikka Lehtonen
Played Malmström
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Esa Niemelä
Played Auno
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Hellin Auvinen-Salmi
Played Villager
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Voitto Harju
Played Villager
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Sonja Joensuu
Played Young Milka
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Kerttu Juusela
Played Villager
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Toivo Lampela
Played Host of Laanila
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Jussi Lappalainen
Played Villager
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Tauno Lehtihalmes
Played Dean
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Sirkka Metsäsaari
Played Hostess of Laanila
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Anna Pesonen
Played Villager
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Eljas Siitonen
Played Villager
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Ulla Tapaninen
Played Ojanen's Woman Frien…
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Toivo Tuomainen
Played Villager
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Irja Uusisalmi
Played Villager
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