Purge (2012 film)
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Directed by | Antti Jokinen |
Produced by | Markus Selin |
Written by |
Marko Leino Antti Jokinen |
Starring | Laura Birn |
Cinematography | Rauno Ronkainen |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
Country | Finland |
Language | Finnish |
Purge (Finnish: Puhdistus) is a 2012 Finnish drama film directed by Antti Jokinen, based on the novel of the same name by Sofi Oksanen. The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make it to the final shortlist.[1] At the 2013 Jussi Award, the film received eight nominations, including Best Film, Best Direction and Best Costume Design. It won Best Actress for Birn, Best Supporting Actress for Liisi Tandefelt, along with Best Cinematography, Best Sound Design and Best Make-Up Design. Birn was also nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Actress.
Cast
- Laura Birn as Aliide Truu (younger)
- Liisi Tandefelt as Aliide Truu (older)
- Amanda Pilke as Zara
- Peter Franzén as Hans Pekk
- Krista Kosonen as Ingel
- Tommi Korpela as Martin Truu
- Kristjan Sarv as Paša
- Jarmo Mäkinen as Lavrenti
- Jaanika Arum as Katia
- Tomi Salmela as Miliisi
- Panu Vauhkonen as Pitkä miliisi
- Taavi Eelmaa as Jaan Berg
See also
References
- ↑ Holdsworth, Nick (19 September 2012). "Finland picks 'Purge' for Oscar contest". Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
External links
- Purge on IMDb
- Purge at Rotten Tomatoes
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