BigList
Login / Sign up
Kites Over Helsinki (2001)

Kites Over Helsinki (2001)

Drama
Release Date: 2001, September 7
Directors: Peter Lindholm
Countries: Finland, Sweden
Production: Kinoproduction, Filmlance International
Cast: Alexander Skarsgård, Pekka Strang, Peter Franzén, Johanna af Schultén, Marjaana Maijala, Max Forsman, Andreas af Enehielm, Cecilia Paul, Lilga Kovanko, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Svante Martin, Göran Schauman

Overview:

Epic tale about two generations of men in a wealthy Finnish family, spanning from the 1960s all the way through the early 1990s. The father has achieved his position as director of the family business through marrying the heiress. Their eldest son Dani, hoped to succeed his father, succumbs to drugs while pursuing a career in rock music. Younger Riku grows up under the shadow of his more talented big brother and slowly drifts into the late 1980s, noticing then how many of his friends have managed to take advantage of the economic upswing.

Keywords:

based on novel or book