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''The Home of Dark Butterflies'' ( fi, Tummien perhosten koti) is a 2008 Finnish film 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 starring Niilo Syväoja,
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 ...
, Kristiina Halttu and
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 ...
. The film is an adaptation of the award-winning novel of the same name by Leena Lander. ''The Home of Dark Butterflies'' was released on 11 January 2008 and was well received in its native Finland, winning the 2009
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 Direction (Karukoski), Best Editing (Ylönen), Best Supporting Actor (Sveholm) and the People's Choice Award.Animation Niko & The Way to the Stars collects Jussi Award for Best Picture of 2008
'' Helsingin Sanomat'', February 2, 2009. Accessed July 21, 2010.


Cast

* Niilo Syväoja as Juhani Johansson *
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 Olavi Harjula * Kristiina Halttu as Irene Harjula *
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 Tyyne * Pertti Sveholm as Erik Johansson *
Matleena Kuusniemi Matleena Kuusniemi (born 24 September 1973) is a Finnish actress. She attended the Helsinki Theatre Academy in the 1990s, and has since starred in several films and on television. Kuusniemi is known for her role as Pauliina Sorjonen in the televi ...
as Maire Johansson * Eero Milonoff as Salmi * Marjut Maristo as Vanamo Harjula * Roope Karisto as Sjöblom * Ville Saksela as Rinne


See also

*
2008 in film The year 2008 involved many major film events. ''The Dark Knight'' was the year's highest-grossing film, while ''Slumdog Millionaire'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture (out of eight Academy Awards). Evaluation of the year 2008 has been w ...
*
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 ...
* List of Finnish films: 2000s


References


External links

* * Films directed by Dome Karukoski Finnish drama films 2000s Finnish-language films 2008 films Films based on Finnish novels Films scored by Panu Aaltio {{Finland-film-stub