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.
Crew
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Raimo Paananen
Assistant Camera
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Henrik Paersch
Camera Operator
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Johan Hake
Production Sound Mixer
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Tuula Mehtonen
Editor
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Rauni Mollberg
Director
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Rauni Mollberg
Screenplay
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Rauni Mollberg
Producer
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Antti Kokko
Colorist
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Timo K. Mukka
Novel
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Marjatta Niiranen
Assistant Editor
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Kari Rydman
Original Music Composer
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Eija-Leena Lehmuskal…
Makeup Artist
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Markku Lehmuskallio
Director of Photography
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Veikko Aaltonen
Assistant Director
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Veikko Aaltonen
Screenplay
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Tuomo Kattilakoski
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
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Jussi Niilekselä
Screenplay
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Seppo Heinonen
Screenplay
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Seppo Heinonen
Production Design
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Seppo Anttila
Sound Assistant
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Esa Vuorinen
Director of Photography
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Ulla-Maija Alppi
Script Supervisor
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