PELICANMAN
synopsis
A pelican lands in Finland and becomes so fascinated by humans that he decides to learn to live and be like them. The pelican gets a job at the opera house, befriends two children, a boy and a girl, and falls in love with a lovely ballerina. After the pelican is dramatically unmasked, he is taken away to the zoo. The children help him escape.
| international title: | PELICANMAN |
| original title: | PELIKAANIMIES |
| country: | Finland, Sweden |
| year: | 2004 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Liisa Helminen |
| release date: | FI 17/12/2004 |
| screenplay: | Liisa Helminen, William Aldridge |
| cast: | Kari Ketonen, Roni Haarakangas, Inka Nuorgam, Jonna Järnefelt, Anu Viheriäranta, Liisa Kuoppamäki, Heikki Kinnunen, Ismo Kallio |
| cinematography by: | Timo Salminen |
| film editing: | Jukka Nykänen |
| art director: | Samuli Halla |
| costumes designer: | Marja Uusitalo |
| music: | Tuomas Kantelinen |
| producer: | Anita Oxburgh, Hanna Hemilä |
| production: | Lumifilm Oy, Migma Film AB, Finnish Film Foundation/Suomen elokuvasäätiö (FI) |
| backing: | Swedish Film Institute/Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI) |
| distributor: | Buena Vista International Finland |
