Above Dark Waters (2013) ( Tumman veden päällä )

Above Dark Waters (2013) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Tumman veden päällä
Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Finnish ( DTS 5.1 )
Finnish ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
Finnish ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Finland ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
107 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Deleted Scenes
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2013 and produced in:
Finland ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Peter Franzén

Written By:
Peter Franzén

Actors:
Olavi Angervo ..... Pete
Samuli Edelmann ..... Father
Matleena Kuusniemi ..... Mother
Ismo Kallio ..... Grandfather
Marja Packalén ..... Grandmother
Peter Franzén ..... Kake
Mari Perankoski ..... Taina
Milja Tuunainen ..... Suvi
Mio Hamari ..... Pekka
Ellen Tervaharju ..... Saara
Tommi Raitolehto ..... Teukka
Jonna Järnefelt ..... Opettaja
Janne Kinnunen ..... Erkki
Vieno Saaristo ..... Salmiakkimummo
Markku Köngäs ..... Preacher

Synopsis:

The movie, based on the novel with the same title by actor Peter Franzén, is a touching and sensitive story of growin up in Northern Finland. A small boy opens his eyes in the morning, astonished by the sunlight. The family life is as usual; meals together, playing with siblings and other kids. Everything appears to be familiar, almost idyllic. But the boy starts to hear noises during the nights; arguments and crying. The father disappears, the mother takes the kids to the grandparents' house. The child trusts his parents, unconditionally, admiring their wisdom and experience, full of hope and faith in the future. But what happens to the child when this image breaks? When the threats and fear become a daily routine?

Told through the eyes of a sensitive young boy, this tragicomedy tells a touching story about growing up in southwestern Lapland in the 1970s. The child trusts his parents unconditionally, admires their wisdom and experience, and is full of hope and faith in the future. But the boy starts to hear noises at night; arguments and crying. His abusive-when-drunk policeman father disappears; his pretty mother takes the boy and his sister to her parents' house. The maternal grandparents play a big part in the life of the family, maintaining a reassuring (and sometimes surreal) normality for the children. Above Dark Waters is based on the debut director's own autobiographical novel.

A ravishing story about little Pete and his survival and growth in the gray area between love and fear.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 05 May, 2022.