Popular Music

Popular Music

2004
1h 45m
6.2

6.2/10

63 votes • View on IMDb
Comedy Drama
Overview

Matti and Niila, growing up in the mid-sixties in the harsh and conservative environment of a Finnish-speaking part of Tornedalen in Swedish Laponia, close to the Finnish border. Their big dream is to become rock stars. In the present the now grown-up Matti feels guilt for the death of his drug-addicted rock star friend Niila.

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Status: Released

Budget: $2,224,000

Revenue: $28,000,000

Language: SV

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Production Information

Production Companies
Solar Films Happy End Filmproductions Filmpool Nord SF Studios Fine & Mellow Productions
Production Countries
Denmark Finland Sweden
Spoken Languages
Finnish Swedish

Keywords

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Quick Facts

Original Title Populärmusik från Vittula
Release Date October 1, 2004
Status Released
Language SV
IMDb ID tt0314524

Cast

Max Enderfors
Max Enderfors

Matti (age 15)

Andreas af Enehielm
Andreas af Enehielm

Niila (age 15)

Niklas Ulfvarson
Niklas Ulfvarson

Matti (age 7)

Tommy Vallikari
Tommy Vallikari

Niila (age 7)

Jarmo Mäkinen
Jarmo Mäkinen

Isak, Niila's Father

Kati Outinen
Kati Outinen

Päivi, Niila's Mother

Björn Kjellman
Björn Kjellman

Greger

Lennart Jähkel
Lennart Jähkel

Einari

Göran Forsmark
Göran Forsmark

Birger

Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala
Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala

Grandmother

Sten Ljunggren
Sten Ljunggren

Grandfather

Lisa Lindgren
Lisa Lindgren

Signe

Key Crew

Reza Bagher
Director
Reza Bagher
Screenplay
Erik Norberg
Screenplay
Markus Selin
Producer
Joachim Stridsberg
Producer
Katinka Faragó
Producer
Kerstin Bonnier
Executive Producer
Thomas Gammeltoft
Executive Producer