On the Road to Emmaus (2001)

Original title

Emmauksen tiellä

Directed by

Markku Pölönen

Genre

comedy film

Country

Finland

Runtime

1h 20m

Rated

K-7

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A cynical real estate agent returns to his rural hometown to sell his childhood home. While walking the main road, he is forced to face his past and see how selfish his life has become.

reflectivebittersweetgentleretrospectivemusicalnostalgicunderstated

What happens

On the Road to Emmaus (Finnish: Emmauksen tiellä) is a 2001 Finnish musical film written and directed by Markku Pölönen. With themes and title borrowed from Luke 24:13–27 of the New Testament, the film tells the story of Rane (Puntti Valtonen), a cynical real estate agent living in Helsinki, who returns to the small village where he was born in order to sell his family home. During his stay, as he's walking down the main road, he is forced to confront his past and realizes how selfish his life has been. Sanna-Kaisa Palo won the 2002 Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actress while the film was nominated for an additional six Jussis including Best Film, Best Direction, Best Script, and Best Supporting Actor for Peter Franzén. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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