''The Minister of State'' ( fi, Sagojogan ministeri, sv, Ministern från Sagojoga, no, Stol på ministeren!) is a 1997 Nordic

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Paul-Anders Simma Paul-Anders Simma (born 27 September 1959) is a Finnish Sámi film director and screenwriter. His 1997 film ''The Minister of State'' was entered into the 20th Moscow International Film Festival. After the Norwegian Nils Gaup’s film ''Pathf ...

. It was entered into the

20th Moscow International Film Festival The 20th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 19 to 29 July 1997. The Golden St. George was awarded to the American film '' Marvin's Room'' directed by Jerry Zaks. Jury * Oleg Menshikov (Russia – President of the Jury) * Georgi Dju ...

Cast

Anna Maria Blind Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century) * Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221) ...

as Anne-Marja *

Mikkel Gaup Mikkel Mathis Gaup (born 16 January 1968) is a Sámi Norwegian film and stage actor. He is best known for his acting debut in the film ''Pathfinder'', directed by his uncle Nils Gaup, and he has also appeared in a number of other productions, incl ...

as Ante * Peo Grape as Evil Erkki *

Rolf Jenner Rolf is a male given name and a surname. It originates in the Germanic name ''Hrolf'', itself a contraction of ''Hrodwulf'' ( Rudolf), a conjunction of the stem words ''hrod'' ("renown") + ''wulf'' ("wolf"). The Old Norse cognate is ''Hrólfr''. ...

as Cruel Gustu * Erik Kiviniemi as Seppo Rävmark *

Peter Kneip Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

as German Officer *

Soli Labbart Soli or SOLI may refer to: Places * Soli, Cyprus, an ancient city on the island of Cyprus * Soli (Cilicia), an ancient city in Cilicia, later renamed Pompeiopolis, and the source of the word solecism * Soli, Iran, a village in Gilan Province, Ira ...

as Thin Anna *

Esko Nikkari Esko Nikkari (23 November 1938 – 17 December 2006) was a prolific Finnish actor who made more than 70 appearances on film and television. He was born in Lapua, and made his screen debut in 1974 in the movie ''Karvat''. Nikkari was a workhorse ...

as Judge *

Sara Margrethe Oskal Sara Margrethe Oskal (born 1970) is a Norwegian Sami writer, actress, artisan, director and film producer from Kautokeino in the north of Norway. In 2012, she was nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize for her Sami poetry collection ''Sa ...

as Marit Jaha *

Sverre Porsanger Sverre, Sverrir or Sverri is a Nordic name from the Old Norse ''Sverrir'', meaning "wild, swinging, spinning". It is a common name in Norway, Iceland and the Faroe Islands; it is less common in Denmark and Sweden. It can also be a surname. Sverre ma ...

as Johan Jaha *

Wimme Saari Wimme Saari (also known as just Wimme, b. 1959, Kelottijärvi, Enontekiö) is a Finnish Sami yoiker. Wimme Saari combines traditional Sami singing with his own improvisations, usually to a techno-ambient accompaniment by members of Finnish electr ...

as Jojken * Iisko Sara as Angry Piette * Anitta Suikkari as Mrs. Neia *

Bjørn Sundquist Bjørn Richard Sundquist (born 16 June 1948) is a Norwegian actor, famous for TV, theatre, and movie roles. For many years he worked at Det Norske Teatret and Nationaltheateret in Oslo, and he is especially famous for the roles as Merlin and H ...

as Antti Neia *

Kari-Pekka Toivonen Kari-Pekka Toivonen (born 6 May 1967) is a Finnish actor. He received a 2004 Best Actor Jussi Award for the film ''Upswing''. Taivonen, who received his Master's Degree at the Helsinki Theatre Academy, was the recipient of a 2005 Shooting Stars Aw ...

as Otto Swinskjöld

References

External links

* * 1997 films 1997 comedy films 1990s Finnish-language films 1990s Norwegian-language films Sámi-language films 1990s Swedish-language films Finnish multilingual films Norwegian multilingual films Swedish multilingual films 1997 multilingual films {{1990s-comedy-film-stub