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The Last Wedding (1995)

The Last Wedding poster
Original title
Kivenpyörittäjän kylä
Directed by
Markku Pölönen
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
Finland
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
K-7
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 24 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man returns with his family from Sweden to his old home village in rural Finland. The local people are busy getting ready for a wedding.

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What happens

The Last Wedding (Finnish: Kivenpyörittäjän kylä) is a 1995 Finnish comedy film directed by Markku Pölönen. It tells the story of Pekka, who arrives with his family from Sweden to his childhood village in North Karelia, whose residents are preparing for a wedding celebration. The film is based on the 1976 novel by Heikki Turunen. The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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