''A Man's Work'' ( fi, Miehen työ), also known as ''A Man's Job'' in the United States, is a 2007 Finnish
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Aleksi Salmenperä
Aleksi Salmenperä (born 1973 in Helsinki) is a Finnish film director. He is a graduate of the University of Art and Design Helsinki; among his films are 2004's ''Producing Adults'', 2007's '' A Man's Work'' and 2010 '' Bad Family''. ''A Man's ...
. It was Finland's submission to the
80th Academy Awards
The 80th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2007. The award ceremony took place on February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During t ...
for the
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
It was also entered into the
29th Moscow International Film Festival
The 29th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 21 to 30 June 2007. The Golden George was awarded to the Russian film '' Travelling with Pets'' directed by Vera Storozheva.
Jury
* Fred Schepisi (Australia – Chairman of the Jury)
* An ...
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Cast
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Tommi Korpela
Tommi Korpela (born 23 August 1968) is a Finnish actor. He has won the Jussi Award for Best Actor all together three times - a feat that has been accomplished by only two Finnish actors before him: Lasse Pöysti and Tauno Palo
Tauno Valdemar P ...
as Juha
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Maria Heiskanen
Maria Heiskanen (born 21 August 1970) is a Finnish actress. She works in cinema, television and theatre.
Life
Heiskanen's early role in the 1991 Swedish film '' Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem'' directed by Jan Troell. For her role Heiskanen won ...
as Katja
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Jani Volanen
Jani Kristian Volanen (born 1 November 1971, in Helsinki) is a Finnish actor/writer/director. He has appeared in more than fifty TV- and movie-productions and thirty professional theater productions since 1986. Volanen has also created and dir ...
as Olli
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Stan Saanila
Stefan Olof "Stan" Saanila (born 27 June 1968 in Helsinki) is a Finnish stand-up comedian. Uppslagsverket FinlandSaanila, (Stan) He was one of the team captains, opposite novelist Jari Tervo, in the television show ''Uutisvuoto'', filling a vacanc ...
as Jamppa
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Konsta Pylkkönen as Akseli
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Noora Dadu as Nuori nainen 1
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Joanna Haartti
Joanna Haartti (born 14 April 1979) is a Finnish actress. She is best known for her theatrical work, but has also appeared in several films and on television.
Overview
Haartti graduated from a theatrical Masters program at the Helsinki Theatre A ...
as Nuori nainen 2
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Kaarina Hazard as Asiakas / lääkäri 1
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Vilma Juutilainen as Oona
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Helmi Kaartinen as Ida
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Arttu Kapulainen as Nuori taksikuski
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Leea Klemola
Leea Elisabet Klemola (born 16 August 1965 in Veteli) is a Finnish actress, director and playwright. She studied at the Theatre Academy Helsinki 1987–1991 and has also been teaching acting.
Career
Klemola has worked on stage and in films. She s ...
as Katrin assistantti
See also
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Cinema of Finland
The Finnish cinema has a long history, with the first public screenings starting almost as early as modern motion picture technology was invented (the first screening in the world was in 1895, in Finland in 1896). It took over a decade before the ...
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References
External links
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2007 films
2007 drama films
Finnish drama films
2000s Finnish-language films
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