''Freakin' Beautiful World'' ( fi, Sairaan kaunis maailma) is a 1997
Finnish
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drama film written and directed by
Jarmo Lampela. The film is about two teenage boys from
Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the capital, primate, and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The city ...
who owe money to a local drug dealer. In order to pay their debt, they have to travel to
Stockholm to collect drugs for the drug dealer.
The film won
Jussi Award
The Jussi Awards are Finland's premier film industry prizes, awarded annually to recognize the achievements of directors, actors, and writers.
History
The first Jussi Awards ceremony was held on 16 November 1944 at the Restaurant Adlon in Hels ...
s for Best Film, Best Cinematography, and Best Editing.
Cast
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Joonas Bragge as Ismo, "Ippe"
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Arttu Kapulainen as Pauli, "Papu"
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Pihla Penttinen as Mia
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Ilkka Koivula as Kalevi "Kalle" Lahtinen
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Kati Outinen
Anna Katriina "Kati" Outinen (born 17 August 1961) is a Finnish actress who has often played leading female roles in Aki Kaurismäki's films.
Outinen was born in Helsinki. Having studied under Jouko Turkka during his "reign" of drama studies i ...
as Tarja, Ippe's mother
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Jyri Ojansivu as Sami, Papu's brother
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Pekka Valkeejärvi as Esa, Papu's father
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Sakari Korhonen as Sakke, Ippe's father
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Irja Matikainen as Anita, Mia's mother
References
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1990s teen drama films
Films about drugs
Films set in Helsinki
Films set in Stockholm
Films shot in Finland
1990s Finnish-language films
Finnish drama films
Finnish teen films
1997 drama films
1997 films
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