This is the movie why I was going to downtown in the last post. The CFF (Canadian friends of Finland) organizes movie nights once in a month or so I think. This month the movie was called The Disciple (in Engllish), Lärjungen (in Swedish and the original title) and Oppipoika (in Finnish). The premise of the movie is set in an island in the Baltic sea (I think it is Baltic sea) in 1939. There a lighthouse keeper is sent a disciple. In the island lives also his wife, son and daughter. The movie reveals how difficult the life was and what obstacles people had to overcome.
It is not a feel good movie. I would say it is quite basic Finnish drama, but if you are not used to it, you might consider it as borderline horror/thriller movie. I would recommend you all to see it, just so that I would hear what you think of it. As it is a Finnish movie I do not think quite many of you have the opportunity to read it unless you live in Finland. Not too shabby movie, a bit slow at moments, but if you are interested in the history it is worth watching. It is not a true story, but it will give you a quite good idea of what the life was like.
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