Forbidden Fruit (Finnish: Kielletty hedelmä) is a 2009 Finnish drama film directed by Dome Karukoski. The film is about two teenage girls from a Conservative Laestadian community. The girls travel to Helsinki where they meet other people of their age and learn about their lifestyle that differs greatly from the girls' religious way of life.
| Forbidden Fruit | |
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 Original Finnish film poster | |
| Directed by | Dome Karukoski |
| Written by | Aleksi Bardy |
| Produced by | Aleksi Bardy |
| Starring | Marjut Maristo Amanda Pilke |
| Cinematography | Tuomo Hutri |
| Edited by | Harri Ylönen |
| Music by | Adam Nordén |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Sandrew Metronome |
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| Country | Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
| Budget | €1.4 million[1] |
| Box office | €924,916[2] |
The film won the Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actress (Amanda Pilke) in 2010.[3]
Cast
edit- Marjut Maristo as Raakel
- Amanda Pilke as Maria
- Malla Malmivaara as Eeva
- Joel Mäkinen as Toni
- Jarkko Niemi as Jussi
- Olavi Uusivirta as Johannes
- Timo Tikka as Luukas
- Jani Volanen as Ilari
- Teemu Ojanne as Mäki
- Heikki Nousiainen as Joki
- Tapio Liinoja as Laakso
- Tuija Töyräs as Raakel's mother
- Jouko Puolanto as Raakel's father
- Eeva Putro as Marian
References
edit- ^ "Forbidden Fruit (Kielletty hedelmä)". ses.fi. The Finnish Film Foundation. Archived from the original on February 21, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
- ^ "Elokuvavuosi 2009" (PDF). ses.fi (in Finnish). The Finnish Film Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 28, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
- ^ Korpela, Tanja (24 July 2020). "Tänään tv:ssä Dome Karukosken hermoja koetellut tuotanto: "Kielletty hedelmä on ainoa elokuvani, jonka haluaisin osin kuvata uudelleen"". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Kielletty hedelmä (2009) – Credits". elonet.fi. National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
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