''Beauty and the Bastard'' ( fi, Tyttö sinä olet tähti; ) is a 2005

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

musical

romantic drama film Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typica ...

directed by

Dome Karukoski Thomas "Dome" August George Karukoski (; born 29 December 1976) is a Finnish film director. He is considered to be one of Finland's most successful film directors, having won over 30 festival awards and having directed six feature films that beca ...

and written by Pekko Pesonen. It stars

Pamela Tola Pamela Tola (born 15 October 1981) is a Finnish actress and director. Tola was born in Ruotsinpyhtää, Finland. She has appeared on television since 2003. She appeared in the 2005 film ''Paha maa'' (Frozen Land), and starred as the main charact ...

and

Samuli Vauramo Samuli Vauramo (born 22 October 1981) is a Finnish actor. Vauramo was born in Vantaa, Finland. Vauramo graduated from the Finnish Theatre Academy in 2005. After graduating he worked at the Theatre of Kotka, where he acted in Aleksis Kivi's famo ...

Eero Milonoff Eero "Käkä" Milonoff (born 1 May 1980) is a Finnish actor. He graduated from the Helsinki Theatre Academy in 2005, and he works as a freelance actor. In 2008, he was nominated for the Jussi Award for Jussi Award for Best Actor, Best Actor for h ...

, Joonas Saartamo,

Mikko Leppilampi Mikko Johannes Leppilampi (born 22 September 1978 in Pälkäne, Finland) is a Finnish actor, musician, and TV host. He is the son of Jukka Leppilampi (born 1954), a Finnish gospel musician. Leppilampi is considered to be one of the most promis ...

and Mikko Kouki play supporting roles. It is the feature-film debut of director

, who had previous experience from commercials and short films. The music was composed by

Jukka Immonen Jukka Immonen (born 14 April 1978) is a Finnish musician, record producer and composer. Career beginnings Immonen started to develop an interest in music as a teenager when his parents bought him a computer. Although his family was not especially ...

's Friend Music. In Norway the film was released as ' in April 2007. The reception was universally mediocre from the biggest newspapers' critics. '' VG'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' all issued a dice throw of 3.

Cast

as Nelli *

as Sune *Joonas Saartamo as Kondis *

as Isukki *

Jussi Nikkilä Jussi Nikkilä (born 28 June 1982 in Lahti) is a Finnish actor and director. Selected filmography *''Young Gods'' (2003) *''Beauty and the Bastard'' (2005) *'' Ganes'' (2007) *'' Sixpack'' (2011) *''Love and Other Troubles'' (2012) *''Estonia ...

as Mikko *

Elena Leeve Elena Maire Karin Leeve (born 1 February 1983 in Helsinki) is a Finnish actress who has worked on television, in films and on stage. She received a Jussi Award as the Best Leading Actress for her work in a Pirjo Honkasalo film ''Fire-Eater'' in 19 ...

as Mari *

Mikko Kouki Mikko Kouki (born 14 September 1967) is a Finnish actor. He has appeared in more than thirty films since 1986. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kouki, Mikko 1967 births Living people People from Lohja ...

as Anssi *

as D.T. *

Anna-Leena Härkönen Anna-Leena Härkönen (born 10 April 1965) is a Finnish writer and actress. She was born in Liminka and studied acting at the college of drama and the University of Tampere's program of drama studies, which she concluded in 1989. She won the J. ...

as Hilkka

References

External links

Official website
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