Trench Road

Trench Road
Directed by	Veikko Aaltonen
Produced by	Lasse Saarinen
Screenplay by	Veikko Aaltonen
Based on	Juoksuhaudantie; by Kari Hotakainen
Starring	Eero Aho; Tiina Lymi
Music by	Mauri Sumén
Cinematography	Pekka Uotila
Edited by	Kimmo Kohtamäki
Production; company	Kinotar
Distributed by	FS Film
Release date	16 May 2004 (Cannes Film Market); 27 August 2004 (Finland);
Running time	113 minutes
Country	Finland
Language	Finnish
Budget	€1.1 million[1]
Box office	€774,340[2]

Trench Road (Finnish: Juoksuhaudantie) is a 2004 Finnish drama film directed by Veikko Aaltonen. Based on the Nordic Council's Literature Prize-winning novel Juoksuhaudantie by Kari Hotakainen,[3] the film is about a man who tries to get his wife and daughter back by buying a house.[1]

Kari Väänänen won the Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the real estate agent Jarmo Kesämaa.[4] Eero Aho and Tiina Lymi were nominated for Jussi Awards for Best Actor and Best Actress.[5]

Cast

Eero Aho as Matti Virtanen
Tiina Lymi as Helena Virtanen
Ella Aho as Sini Virtanen
Kari Väänänen as Jarmo Kesämaa
Esko Pesonen as Taisto Oksanen
Aake Kalliala as the foreman Siikavire
Eeva Litmanen as Senior Constable Kalliolahti
Matleena Kuusniemi as Sirkku
Kaija Pakarinen as Merja Kesämaa
Katariina Kaitue as Riitta Laakio
Eila Roine as Martta Oksanen

[6]

References

"Trench Road (Juoksuhaudantie)". The Finnish Film Foundation. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
"Facts & Figures 2004" (PDF). The Finnish Film Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 28, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
Lilja, Kimmo (August 24, 2004). "Juoksuhaudantien ydin esiin huumorikuorrutuksen takaa". TS.fi (in Finnish). TS-Yhtymä. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
"Juoksuhaudantie (2004) – Additional Information". Elonet (in Finnish). National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
Lilja, Kimmo (February 7, 2005). "Koirankynnen leikkaaja vuoden elokuva". TS.fi (in Finnish). TS-Yhtymä. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
"Juoksuhaudantie (2004) – Cast". Elonet (in Finnish). National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. Retrieved September 11, 2012.

External links

Trench Road on IMDb

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[ses.fi-1] "Trench Road (Juoksuhaudantie)". The Finnish Film Foundation. Retrieved September 11, 2012.

[2] "Facts & Figures 2004" (PDF). The Finnish Film Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 28, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2012.

[3] Lilja, Kimmo (August 24, 2004). "Juoksuhaudantien ydin esiin huumorikuorrutuksen takaa". TS.fi (in Finnish). TS-Yhtymä. Retrieved September 11, 2012.

[4] "Juoksuhaudantie (2004) – Additional Information". Elonet (in Finnish). National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. Retrieved September 11, 2012.

[5] Lilja, Kimmo (February 7, 2005). "Koirankynnen leikkaaja vuoden elokuva". TS.fi (in Finnish). TS-Yhtymä. Retrieved September 11, 2012.

[6] "Juoksuhaudantie (2004) – Cast". Elonet (in Finnish). National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. Retrieved September 11, 2012.