Milka: A Film About Taboos

Synopsis

Based on a novel by the late Finnish writer Timo Mukka, this simple story focuses on what happens when Milka (Irma Huntus), a girl barely out of childhood, gets pregnant by Ojanen (Matti Turunen) a rustic fieldhand. Her own mother had been hoping to marry Ojanen, and her daughter's pregnancy turns their lives around. Set in the Lapp country of northern Finland, the scenery is breathtaking, made even more so by the isolation of the region. A sense of natural solitude is underscored by a slow-moving dialogue interspersed with long silences, and the connection between nature and the dialogue is underscored as the young Milka recites poetry while out in the countryside. The fate of Milka and her mother, however, is connected to the decision that Ojanen makes at the end.

Main Cast

Irma Huntus

Milka Sierkkiniemi

Age : N/A | Popularity : 8%

Leena Suomu

Anna Sierkkiniemi

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Matti Turunen

Ojanen

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Eikka Lehtonen

Malmström

Age : 101 | Popularity : 3%

Esa Niemelä

Auno

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Hellin Auvinen-Salmi

Villager

Age : 86 | Popularity : 3%

Voitto Harju

Villager

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Sonja Joensuu

Young Milka

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Screenplay	Veikko Aaltonen Rauni Mollberg Seppo Heinonen Jussi Niilekselä
	Novel	Timo K. Mukka
Directing	Assistant Director	Veikko Aaltonen
	Director	Rauni Mollberg
	Script Supervisor	Ulla-Maija Alppi
Camera	Camera Operator	Henrik Paersch
	Director of Photography	Esa Vuorinen Markku Lehmuskallio
	Assistant Camera	Raimo Paananen
Editing	Editor	Tuula Mehtonen
	Assistant Editor	Marjatta Niiranen
	Colorist	Antti Kokko
Sound	Original Music Composer	Kari Rydman
	Sound Re-Recording Mixer	Tuomo Kattilakoski
	Sound Assistant	Seppo Anttila
	Sound	Johan Hake
Art	Production Design	Seppo Heinonen
Costume & Make-Up	Makeup Artist	Eija-Leena Lehmuskallio
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