Milka: A Film About Taboos

Milka: A Film About Taboos (1980)

Released: 1980-12-19 Duration: 1hr 50min
Genres: Drama
Rating 5.8

Overview

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.

Production Companies

Arctic-Filmi

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language fi
Popularity 6.342

Directed By

Rauni Mollberg

Crew

Director
Rauni Mollberg
Assistant Director
Veikko Aaltonen
Screenplay
Seppo Heinonen
Original Music Composer
Kari Rydman
Production Design
Seppo Heinonen
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tuomo Kattilakoski
Colorist
Antti Kokko
Screenplay
Jussi Niilekselä
Sound
Johan Hake
Assistant Editor
Marjatta Niiranen
Script Supervisor
Ulla-Maija Alppi
Sound Assistant
Seppo Anttila
Screenplay
Rauni Mollberg
Screenplay
Veikko Aaltonen
Camera Operator
Henrik Paersch
Assistant Camera
Raimo Paananen
Director of Photography
Esa Vuorinen
Director of Photography
Markku Lehmuskallio

TOP CAST

Irma Huntus
Irma Huntus

Milka Sierkkiniemi

Leena Suomu
Leena Suomu

Anna Sierkkiniemi

Eikka Lehtonen
Eikka Lehtonen

Malmström

Voitto Harju
Voitto Harju

Villager

Sonja Joensuu
Sonja Joensuu

Young Milka

Kerttu Juusela
Kerttu Juusela

Villager

Toivo Lampela
Toivo Lampela

Host of Laanila

Sirkka Metsäsaari
Sirkka Metsäsaari

Hostess of Laanila

Anna Pesonen
Anna Pesonen

Villager

Eljas Siitonen
Eljas Siitonen

Villager

Ulla Tapaninen
Ulla Tapaninen

Ojanen's Woman Friend

Irja Uusisalmi
Irja Uusisalmi

Villager

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