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

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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