The Home of Dark Butterflies

(Redirected from Tummien perhosten koti) 2008 Finnish film

The Home of Dark Butterflies
The Home of Dark Butterflies promotional poster
Directed by	Dome Karukoski
Written by	Leena Lander (novel) Marko Leino (screenplay)
Produced by	Solar Films MTV3
Starring	Niilo Syväoja Tommi Korpela Kristiina Halttu Kati Outinen
Cinematography	Pini Hellstedt
Edited by	Harri Ylönen
Music by	Panu Aaltio
Distributed by	Nordisk Film
Release date	11 January 2008 (2008-01-11)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	Finland
Language	Finnish
Budget	€1,600,000

The Home of Dark Butterflies (Finnish: Tummien perhosten koti) is a 2008 Finnish film directed by Dome Karukoski and starring Niilo Syväoja, Tommi Korpela, Kristiina Halttu and Kati Outinen. The film is an adaptation of the award-winning novel of the same name by Leena Lander.

The Home of Dark Butterflies was released on 11 January 2008 and was well received in its native Finland, winning the 2009 Jussi Awards for Best Direction (Karukoski), Best Editing (Ylönen), Best Supporting Actor (Sveholm) and the People's Choice Award.

Cast

Niilo Syväoja as Juhani Johansson
Tommi Korpela as Olavi Harjula
Kristiina Halttu as Irene Harjula
Kati Outinen as Tyyne
Pertti Sveholm as Erik Johansson
Matleena Kuusniemi as Maire Johansson
Eero Milonoff as Salmi
Marjut Maristo as Vanamo Harjula
Roope Karisto as Sjöblom
Ville Saksela as Rinne

References

Animation Niko & The Way to the Stars collects Jussi Award for Best Picture of 2008, Helsingin Sanomat, February 2, 2009. Accessed July 21, 2010.

External links

The Home of Dark Butterflies at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Dome Karukoski
Beauty and the Bastard (2005) The Home of Dark Butterflies (2008) Forbidden Fruit (2009) Lapland Odyssey (2010) Heart of a Lion (2013) The Grump (2014) Tom of Finland (2017) Tolkien (2019)

v t e Finnish submissions for Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
The Earth Is a Sinful Song (1973) Flame Top (1980) Sign of the Beast (1981) Pessi and Illusia (1984) The Unknown Soldier (1986) The Snow Queen (1987) The Winter War (1990) Ripa Hits the Skids (1994) The Last Wedding (1995) Drifting Clouds (1996) The Collector (1997) A Summer by the River (1998) The Tough Ones (1999) Seven Songs from the Tundra (2000) The River (2001) The Man Without a Past (2002) Elina: As If I Wasn't There (2003) Producing Adults (2004) Mother of Mine (2005) Lights in the Dusk (2006) A Man's Work (2007) The Home of Dark Butterflies (2008) Letters to Father Jacob (2009) Steam of Life (2010) Le Havre (2011) Purge (2012) Disciple (2013) Concrete Night (2014) The Fencer (2015) The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki (2016) Tom of Finland (2017) Euthanizer (2018) Stupid Young Heart (2019) Tove (2020) Compartment No. 6 (2021) Girl Picture (2022) Fallen Leaves (2023) Family Time (2024)

Finnish submissions for Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

The Earth Is a Sinful Song (1973)
Flame Top (1980)
Sign of the Beast (1981)
Pessi and Illusia (1984)
The Unknown Soldier (1986)
The Snow Queen (1987)
The Winter War (1990)
Ripa Hits the Skids (1994)
The Last Wedding (1995)
Drifting Clouds (1996)
The Collector (1997)
A Summer by the River (1998)
The Tough Ones (1999)
Seven Songs from the Tundra (2000)
The River (2001)
The Man Without a Past (2002)
Elina: As If I Wasn't There (2003)
Producing Adults (2004)
Mother of Mine (2005)
Lights in the Dusk (2006)
A Man's Work (2007)
The Home of Dark Butterflies (2008)
Letters to Father Jacob (2009)
Steam of Life (2010)
Le Havre (2011)
Purge (2012)
Disciple (2013)
Concrete Night (2014)
The Fencer (2015)
The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki (2016)
Tom of Finland (2017)
Euthanizer (2018)
Stupid Young Heart (2019)
Tove (2020)
Compartment No. 6 (2021)
Girl Picture (2022)
Fallen Leaves (2023)
Family Time (2024)

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