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Synopsis: The true story of Olli Mäki, the famous Finnish boxer who had a shot at the 1962 World Featherweight title. Immensely talented and equally modest, Olli's small town life is transformed when he is swept into national stardom and suddenly regarded as a symbol of his country. There's only one problem: Olli has just fallen in love. Inside of the ring, it's Finland vs. the USA, but outside, boxing and romance become unlikely adversaries vying for Olli's attention. This charming feature debut from Juho Kuosmanen was awarded the Un Certain Regard Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
Director(s): Juho Kuosmanen
  12 wins & 14 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
83
UNRATED
Year:
2016
92 min
25 Views


It's in the back.

- Thanks.

Hello.

- Hey.

Hi, this is Olli.

At the theater?

Yeah.

No, that's okay.

I can try again later.

Tell her I said hi.

Okay. Bye.

What the hell?

- She wasn't home.

Haven't I mingled enough?

- What are you doing?

Did I do something wrong?

You need something?

You have problems?

- No.

Those people are ready to give

you money and support you.

And what do you do?

You sneak away to call

the goddamn backwater town.

What's wrong with you, Olli?

Boys, how about a group photo?

- Of course.

World champion.

Oh, you want to be in it too.

- Is it okay?

Time!

Olli, you're next.

All right.

Don't feel sorry for him!

Don't feel sorry for him!

Punch him!

Come on!

Punch him harder!

Good. Punch him!

Don't feel sorry for him! - Time!

Good job!

All right. Now it's starting

to look the way it should.

Goddammit!

Listen! How did

you spend all our money?

We can't live like this!

Get us money. I don't care how.

Take your coats.

We'll put them on downstairs.

Goddammit!

Daddy's going inside

to say hi to a friend.

I'll be back soon. Wait in the car.

What? You need to poop? Okay.

Just a moment.

Wait in the car.

Are you soaked?

Eevi needs to use the bathroom.

- Come on in.

That's why we needed to come in.

Eevi needs to use the bathroom.

- Okay.

May she use the bathroom? - Sure.

It's on the left. Go ahead.

Go ahead.

I'll come wipe soon.

Go ahead, sit on the toilet.

I have my daughter with me.

She needed to use the bathroom.

The others are waiting in the car.

The weather is pretty horrible.

Well.

How much do you need?

-just enough for daily expenses.

For tomorrow

and the clay after tomorrow.

300,000? 250,000?

200,000 is okay.

Whatever you think is appropriate.

I'll write you

a check for 300,000 -

so that you can concentrate

on your work.

Here you go.

- Thank you. This really helps.

Your support is important.

I hear Maki is a communist.

As far as I know, he's a baker.

Olli is an excellent boxer.

I don't follow politics,

so I don't know what he is.

I promise

you won't be disappointed.

Olli is in incredible shape.

We're making

a world champion here, so...

Nice to hear.

See you on Saturday then.

- Yes. Sorry for the disturbance.

We'll leave now.

See you on Saturday.

Let's get out quick.

Thank you. Bye.

Where's Eevi?

- Is she still in the bathroom?

F***ing hell.

Wait here.

Hello again. We... - We forgot

his daughter in the bathroom.

Yes, we left the kid there.

Would it be possible...

Come on in.

- Thank you.

Thank you.

Eevi. Are you ready?

Yeah.

There he is. - Thank you.

Sorry for the disturbance.

You have everything now?

- Now we do. Thank you.

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Juho Kuosmanen

Juho Kuosmanen (born 1979) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He graduated from Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture in 2014. Kuosmanen's graduation film called The Painting Sellers was nominated for five Finnish film Academy Awards. (set design, screenplay, best actress, best director, best film). The Painting Sellers won the first prize in Cinéfondation in Cannes Film Festival in 2010.Kuosmanen worked as an actor in Leea Klemola's arctic trilogy in Tampere Theatre in Kokkola and New Karleby Kuosmanen has also directed opera with conductors Sakari Oramo and Santtu-Matias Rouvali. His film The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the top prize. The project had been developed through the TorinoFilmLab Script&Pitch programme in 2014. more…

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