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Popular Music (2004)

Popular Music poster
Original title
Populärmusik från Vittula
Directed by
Reza Bagher
Genre
drama film, comedy film, comedy drama
Country
Sweden, Finland
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
11
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 65 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In a small town in northern Sweden during the 1960s, two boys grow up playing music and dealing with everyday life. The film follows their friendship and how rock and roll changes their world.

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What happens

Popular Music (Swedish: Populärmusik från Vittula) is a Swedish-Finnish comedy film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 24 September 2004, based on the novel of the same name by Mikael Niemi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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