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In this stylish Finnish drama, the secrets and desires of a family can no longer be suppressed. Mikko turns out to have a hereditary illness. Since then he has been worried. How long can he continue to run the family business that he and inherited from his father, just like his illness? And how does he tell his teenage daughter and adult son that they might have the wrong genes? The imaginative eight-year-old Lumi, adopted from China, also cannot get away from her roots.
Twisted Roots (2009) is a 1h 39min drama feature film by Saara Saarela. In this stylish Finnish drama, the secrets and desires of a family can no longer be suppressed.
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| Theatrical | Finland | October 9, 2009 |
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| Director | Saara Saarela |
| Cast | Pertti Sveholm (Mikko), Milka Ahlroth (Mirjami), Niko Saarela (Sakari), Emma Louhivuori (Pihla), Silva Robbins (Lumi), Johannes Holopainen (Kosmo), Vieno Saaristo (Mummi), Antti Litja (Isoisä), Jarkko Pajunen (Janne Savio), Meri Nenonen (Marlene), Mohamed Sharif El Bouari (Neurologi), Leo Leppäaho (Jesse), Yan Ming Li (Naapuripariskunta), Geng Sheng Liang (Naapuripariskunta), Uuna Saarela (Valokuvan tyttö) |
| Screenplay | Saara Saarela, Selja Ahava-Foster |
| Producer | Liisa Penttilä-Asikainen |
| Cinematography | Rauno Ronkainen |
| Editing | Harri Ylönen |
| Music | Marko Nyberg |
| Production design | Anu Maja |
| Sound | Janne Laine |
| Costumes | Tiina Kaukanen |
Additional data: TMDB.
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