A Suburban Tale ( Ken tulta pyytää ) ( Lähiösatu )

A Suburban Tale (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Ken tulta pyytää
Alternate Title: Lähiösatu
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Finnish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Finnish ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Finland ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
93 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2001 and produced in:
Finland ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Sakari Kirjavainen

Written By:
Sakari Kirjavainen
Esko Salervo

Actors:
Taisto Reimaluoto ..... Jesse
Anna-Maija Valonen ..... Marjukka
Elena Leeve ..... Jemina
Antti Litja ..... Taisto
Eero Milonoff ..... Hakkarainen
Joonas Saartamo ..... Jean-Jacques
Jari Hietanen ..... Palopäälikkö
Alain Azerot ..... Karaoke-emäntä
Fily Keita ..... Toimittaja
Kent Sjöman ..... Hälykeskus
Margit Lindeman
Heikki Kujanpää
Matti Onnismaa
Taisto Oksanen
Minna Turunen

Synopsis:

Sakari Kijavainen directs this engaging comedy about a burnt-out fire fighter looking for redemption and a new direction. Jesse (Taisto Reimaluoto) is a middle-aged fireman who lives alone in a small apartment in the city. One day he saves a bunch of kindergarten kids from a schoolhouse blaze. He is instantly branded a hero and made the toast of the town, which is disconcerting for Jesse as he is the low-key, self-effacing type. Because of this, he makes a complete fool of himself at the awards ceremony, resulting in a prolonged vacation from his duties. With his newfound free time he decides to look up his estranged father who lives in the suburbs. He also runs into his ex-girlfriend, who runs a phone sex operation under the moniker Lusty Terki, and her nubile teenage daughter - who may or may not be his child. This film was screened at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.

A small-scale, quirky comedy about a burnt-out fireman, "A Suburban Tale" is amiable without being particularly memorable. An engagingly raffish performance from Taisto Reimaluoto as the decidedly peculiar hero is pic's main asset, but international exposure looks to be limited.

A fireman, Jesse, rescues ten children from a serious fire and falls in love with Marjukka, a nurse who turns out to be the romance of his youth. But his path to happiness is not too easy...

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 19 September, 2007.

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