What do a grieving man trying to sell his meager possessions, a pair of moonshiners with a pig who are tricked by a card shark, and a lighthouse keeper who ventures into space to find her brother have in common? Answer: playfulness, sharp wit, the distinctive visage of non-actor Jaana Paananen, and last but not least Juho Kuosmanen’s love for silent cinema. Leading Finnish director Kuosmanen’s feature film consisting of three silent shorts – Scrap-Mattila and the Beautiful Woman (2012), The Moonshiners (2017), and A Planet Far Away (2023) – is a tribute to the early days of cinema and above all a warm and hope-filled celebration of people from the margins of society.
Natalia Kozáková
59 min / Black & white, DCP
Director Juho Kuosmanen
/ Screenplay Juho Kuosmanen
/ Dir. of Photography J-P Passi, Arsen Sarkisiants
/ Music Ilkka Tolonen, Tuomas Asanti, Miika Snåre
/ Editor Juho Kuosmanen, Jussi Rautaniemi
/ Producer Jussi Rantamäki, Emilia Haukka
/ Production AAMU Film Company
/ Coproduction Otso Film
/ Cast Ilkka Tolonen, Tuomas Asanti, Miika Snåre
/ Sales Totem Films
Juho Kuosmanen (1979, Kokkola, Finland). Selected filmography: The Painting Sellers (Taulukauppiaat, 2010), The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki (Hymyilevä mies, 2016), Compartment Number 6 (Hytti nro 6, 2021), Silent Trilogy (Mykkätrilogia, 2024).
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Juho Kuosmanen
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