A Charming Mass Suicide (2000)
- Original title
- Hurmaava joukkoitsemurha
- Directed by
- Ere Kokkonen
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- Finland
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Rated
- S
- Rating
- 4.6 of 10 from 19 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A group of Finns decide to form a suicide club. They travel across Europe seeking a perfect place to end their lives.
offbeatwhimsicaldarkly comicabsurddeadpansatiricalmelancholicquirky
What happens
A Charming Mass Suicide (Finnish: Hurmaava joukkoitsemurha) is a 2000 Finnish black comedy film written and directed by Ere Kokkonen. The film stars Tom Pöysti, Heikki Kinnunen, Sari Siikander, Santeri Kinnunen and Heikki Nousiainen. In addition to Finland, the film has also been shot in Norway, Germany, Switzerland, France and Spain. Director Kokkonen also filmed the film as an eight-part television series. The film received a mixed reception from critics. Tv-maailma's review states that the "film laughs at Finnish national gloom as well as the desire to found the association, and the genre is stated to be mixed-strength opera buffa". Arto Pajukallio from Helsingin Sanomat stated that "the film's fun is mainly based on detached literary jokes, for which the actors cannot find an echo base". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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