Living Room Of The Nation, The Finland
2009, 74min.
Producer: Sami Jahnukainen, Director: Jukka Kärkkäinen, Script: Jukka Kärkkäinen, Sini Liimatainen, Jani Kumpulainen, Sami Jahnukainen, Directors of Photography: J.- P. Passi, Jani Kumpulainen, Jukka Kärkkäinen, Sini Liimatainen, Mika Kamula, Sound: Tuomas Klaavo, Editor: Timo Peltola, Jukka Kärkkäinen
The film presents a number of Finnish living rooms. It is a story about change, the inevitable passage of time, and the human desire to be needed and visible. The living room is the centre of the home, where one can relax and feel at ease. The film vividly portrays their inhabitants: grandfather’s wall clock and a 1980s-style sofa and armchairs in one room and a shabby rug and a welding machine serving as a TV table in another, set the stage for everyday drama. The film provides the viewer with a panorama of Finnish society. The main characters are ordinary Finnish people in various stages of their life. The particular experiences of various individuals create a collage of humanity and vital spaces.
Awards
Special Prize (Tampere International Short FF, 2009), Honorary Mention of the Jury (DOK Leipzig IF for Documentary and Animated Films, 2009), Best Documentary Film (Jussi Awards, 2010)
Production Company
Mouka Filmi Oy
Vilhonvuorenkatu 11 B 7
00500 Helsinki
Finland
tel. +358 (0)40 731 4354
fax. +358 (0)19 488 692
sami@mouka.fi
www.mouka.fi
| Kärkkäinen, Jukka  Jukka Kärkkäinen (born 1972, Kerava, Finland)
He has been writing and directing documentary films since 2003. He is also a co-founder of the production company Mouka Filmi.
Filmography (selected)
On a Pilgrimage (2003), Zetor – Born Free (2005), The Farewell (2006), The Smoking Room (2006), Tomorrow was Yesterday (2009), The Living Room of the Nation (2009), Do You Still Remember Hilma Limperi? (2009)
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