THE HAPPIEST DAY IN THE LIFE OF OLLI MÄKI

A film by Juho Kuosmanen

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THE HAPPIEST DAY IN THE LIFE OF OLLI MÄKI

A film by Juho Kuosmanen

With

Jarkko Lahti (Olli), Oona Airola (Raija), Eero Milonoff (Elis Ask)

Releases 19/10/2016 Cannes Film Festival

International Sales

Les Films du Losange

Synopsis

Summer 1962, Olli Mäki has a shot at the world championship title in featherweight boxing. From the Finnish countryside to the bright lights of Helsinki, everything has been prepared for his fame and fortune. All Olli has to do is lose weight and concentrate. But there is a problem – he has fallen in love with Raija.

Genre

Romance

Awards & Festivals

Un Certain Regard Award, FESTIVAL DE CANNES, 2016

Best Film, Festival International du Film de St Jean de Luz, 2016

Golden Eye – Best Film, Zurich International Film Festival, 2016

Gold Hugo for Best New Director, 52nd Chicago International Film Festival, 2016

Grand Prix, Nachalo Festival, 2016

FIPRESCI Prize, European Film Award, 2016

Files to download

Poster HD

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Press Kit

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Teaser 1 HD

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Information

Producers

Aamu Film Company Ltd. (Finland)

Coproducers

One Two Films (Germany), Film Väst (Sweden), Tre Vänner (Sweden)

Participations

YLE, ARTE SR, Film Väst, City of Kokkola, Municipality of Perho

Support

Finnish Film Foundation, Nordisk Film and TV Fond

Nationalities

Finlandais, Allemand, Suédois

International Sales

Les Films du Losange

Year of production

2016

Screenplay

Mikko Myllylahti, Juho Kuosmanen

Image

J-P Passi

Sound

Pietu Korhonen

Editing

Jussi Rautaniemi

Sets Design

Kari Kankaanpää

Costumes

Sari Suominen

Music

Miika Snåre, Laura Airola

Duration

1h32

Audio Format

5.1