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Cinéma Laika
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Cinéma Laika

Jun 24, 2023
1h 21m
★ 8.0

Overview

In the heart of the Finnish forest, the long-closed foundry of the little town of Karkkila has come back to life thanks to director Aki Kaurismäki and his creation of the town's first cinema. The peace and calm of the little town of Karkkila, nestled deep in the Finnish forest, is interrupted by unexpected sounds. In the abandoned foundry, noisy building work is taking place. Inside the building, Aki Kaurismäki is both builder and site manager of what is soon to become the Kino Laika cinema. The creation of the cinema is the talk of the town. In the factory still in activity, in a 1960s Cadillac, in a bikers' club, in the local pub, in the woods or in Aki Kaurismäki's former editing room, people start talking about cinema again.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

43e Parallèle Productions
Ciné+
Les films du Worso
Procirep-Angoa
Sputnik

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Cast

Aki Kaurismäki

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Anna Karjalainen

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Anna Karjalainen

Kaisa Karjalainen

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Juho Kuosmanen

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Juho Kuosmanen

Mikko Myllylahti

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Herra Ylppö

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Nuppu Koivu

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Simon Al-Bazoon

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Jim Jarmusch

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Amy Taubin

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Mika Lätti

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