The Moonlight Sonata (1988)

Original title

Kuutamosonaatti

Directed by

Olli Soinio

Genre

horror film

Country

Finland

Runtime

1h 26m

Rated

K-16

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 31 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman on vacation in Lapland meets dangerous hillbillies. She must survive in the wilderness.

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What happens

The Moonlight Sonata (Finnish: Kuutamosonaatti) is a 1988 Finnish horror comedy film directed by Olli Soinio. The film won two Jussi Awards in 1989: Kari Sorvali for best male lead, and Matti Kuortti and Paul Jyrälä for best recording. The film was also nominated for Best Picture at the 1990 International Fantasy Film Award Festival. In the film, a woman vacationing in Lapland encounters crazed hillbillies and has to survive in the wilderness. The more comedic sequel to the film, Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers (Finnish: Kadunlakaisijat), was completed in 1991 and is also directed and written by Olli Soinio. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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