Concrete Night (2013)

Original title

Betoniyö

Directed by

Pirjo Honkasalo

Genre

drama film

Country

Sweden, Finland

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

K-12

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 36 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boy living in a rough Helsinki neighborhood spends a night wandering the city with his older brother. The story follows his experiences as he faces the harsh realities of his surroundings and his own coming of age.

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What happens

Concrete Night (Finnish: Betoniyö) is a 2013 drama film directed by Finnish filmmaker Pirjo Honkasalo. The film is based on a novel with the same name, written by Pirkko Saisio and published in 1981, though adapted to modern times. The story has also been adapted to theatre and has been played in Finland and in Venezuela. Concrete Night had its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival in the Masters Series in September 2013. The film was shot in the Helsinki area in Finland in September and October 2012. Produced by Misha Jaari and Mark Lwoff from production company Bufo and co-produced by Swedish Plattform Produktion and Danish Magic Hour Film, the film was funded by Finnish Film Foundation, Yle, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Swedish Film Institute, Danish Film Institute and Danske Radio. The film was nominated for the 2014 Nordic Council Film Prize. It was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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