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Milka: A Film About Taboos( 1980)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Irma Huntus

      Milka Sierkkiniemi

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      Leena Suomu

      Anna Sierkkiniemi

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      Matti Turunen

      Ojanen

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      Eikka Lehtonen

      Malmström

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      Esa Niemelä

      Auno

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      Hellin Auvinen-Salmi

      Villager

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      Voitto Harju

      Villager

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      Sonja Joensuu

      Young Milka

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      Kerttu Juusela

      Villager

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      Toivo Lampela

      Host of Laanila

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      Jussi Lappalainen

      Villager

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      Tauno Lehtihalmes

      Dean

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      Sirkka Metsäsaari

      Hostess of Laanila

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      Anna Pesonen

      Villager

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      Eljas Siitonen

      Villager

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      Ulla Tapaninen

      Ojanen's Woman Friend

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      Toivo Tuomainen

      Villager

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      Irja Uusisalmi

      Villager

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • based on novel or book