''Little Wing'' ( fi, Tyttö nimeltä Varpu) is a 2016 Finnish-Danish
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
Selma Vilhunen
Selma Vilhunen (born October 1976 in Turku) is a Finnish film maker.
Vilhunen and fellow producer Kirsikka Saari received an Academy Awards nomination in the category of Best Live Action Short Film for the 2013 film ''Do I Have to Take Care of E ...
.
It was screened in the Discovery section at the
2016 Toronto International Film Festival
The 41st annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from 8 to 18 September 2016. The first announcement of films to be screened at the festival took place on 26 July. Almost 400 films were shown.
Awards
The festival's final awards were ...
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It won the 2017
Nordic Council Film Prize
The Nordic Council Film Prize is an annual film prize administered by the Nordic Council. The Nordisk Film & TV Fond is the funding body that administers the prize.
History
The first award was handed out in 2002 to celebrate the Nordic Council's 5 ...
.
Cast
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Linnea Skog as Varpu Miettinen
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Paula Vesala
Paula Julia Vesala (born December 10, 1981) is a Finnish singer-songwriter, actress, and playwright. She was one of two singers and main lyricist in the pop rock duo PMMP along with Mira Luoti. Her solo career began in 2015 under the stage name " ...
as Siru Miettinen
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Lauri Maijala as Varpu's father
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Santtu Karvonen as Bo
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Antti Luusuaniemi
Antti Luusuaniemi (born 7 September 1979) is a Finnish actor. He appeared in more than thirty films since 2003.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1979 births
Living people
Finnish male film actors
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as Ilmari Hukkanen
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Niina Sillanpää as Emilia Hukkanen
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Outi Mäenpää
Outi Mäenpää (born 24 February 1962) is a Finnish actress.
Mäenpää was born in Helsinki. She began her career in theatre as a stage actor between 1984 and 1988.
Life
Since 1989 she has appeared regularly on Finnish television, with over ...
as Riding Instructor
References
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2016 drama films
2016 films
Danish drama films
Films set in Finland
Films shot in Finland
Finnish drama films
2010s Finnish-language films
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