Underplayed Gems

Finnish Blood Swedish Heart (2012)

Finnish Blood Swedish Heart poster
Original title
Laulu koti-ikävästä
Directed by
Mika Ronkainen
Genre
documentary film
Country
Sweden, Finland
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Finnish father and his adult son return to the town in Sweden where they once lived. They walk through old neighborhoods and remember their past there.

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What happens

Finnish Blood Swedish Heart is a 2013 documentary film by Mika Ronkainen about a Finnish father and son revisiting their former home in Sweden. The film won two Jussi Awards (Finnish Oscars) in 2014: Best Documentary and Best Music, and the Dragon Award for Best Nordic Documentary Film at the Göteborg Film Festival in February 2013. The film was released theatrically in Sweden with the title Ingen riktig finne (lit. 'No real Finn') on 22 March 2013, and in Finland (titled Laulu koti-ikävästä) on 5 April 2013. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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