FAMILY TIME
by Tia Kouvo
synopsis
A family comes together for the holidays, but before long starts falling apart. Just like every year, middle-aged sisters Susanna and Helena visit their parents' house with their families. But just like every year, Grandpa Lasse drinks too much, Grandma Ella has to take care of everyone, the kids are fed up and the sisters argue about the most pointless things. After Christmas, everyone separates and returns to their everyday lives. Tia Kouvo’s bitingly humorous, universally poignant debut digs into a question we can all relate to: Are we destined to remain stuck in the same patterns or can we ever change - and at last become a happy family?
international title: | Family Time |
original title: | Mummola |
country: | Finland, Sweden |
sales agent: | The Match Factory |
year: | 2023 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Tia Kouvo |
film run: | 114' |
screenplay: | Tia Kouvo |
cast: | Ria Kataja, Elina Knihtilä, Leena Uotila, Tom Wentzel, Jarkko Pajunen, Sakari Topi, Elli Paajanen, Toomas Talikka |
cinematography by: | Jesse Jalonen |
film editing: | Okku Nuutilainen |
art director: | Nanna Hirvonen |
costumes designer: | Mirva Mietala |
producer: | Jussi Rantamäki, Emilia Haukka |
co-producer: | Fredrik Lange, Kristina Börjeson |
production: | Aamu Film Company, Vilda Bomben Film |