The Home of Dark Butterflies
2008 Finnish film
- 11 January 2008 (2008-01-11)
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The Home of Dark Butterflies (Finnish: Tummien perhosten koti) is a 2008 Finnish film directed by Dome Karukoski and starring Niilo Syväoja, Tommi Korpela, Kristiina Halttu and Kati Outinen. 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 Awards for Best Direction (Karukoski), Best Editing (Ylönen), Best Supporting Actor (Sveholm) and the People's Choice Award.[1]
Cast
- Niilo Syväoja as Juhani Johansson
- Tommi Korpela as Olavi Harjula
- Kristiina Halttu as Irene Harjula
- Kati Outinen as Tyyne
- Pertti Sveholm as Erik Johansson
- Matleena Kuusniemi 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
- Cinema of Finland
- List of Finnish films: 2000s
References
- ^ Animation Niko & The Way to the Stars collects Jussi Award for Best Picture of 2008, Helsingin Sanomat, February 2, 2009. Accessed July 21, 2010.
External links
- The Home of Dark Butterflies at IMDb
- The Home of Dark Butterflies at AllMovie
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Films directed by Dome Karukoski
- Beauty and the Bastard (2005)
- The Home of Dark Butterflies (2008)
- Forbidden Fruit (2009)
- Lapland Odyssey (2010)
- Heart of a Lion (2013)
- The Grump (2014)
- Tom of Finland (2017)
- Tolkien (2019)
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