Distractions

Häiriötekijä

MS12

Genre

Black comedy

Director

Aleksi Salmenperä

Run time

1h 25min

Cast

Tommi Korpela, Elina Knihtilä, Eero Ritala, Lotta Kaihua, Pirjo Lonka

Distracted by life, Mr. Makkonen misses his engagement party by decades. Life also keeps distracting a frazzled tour guide, an unraveling homebuyer and the rest of our heroes in this chaotic world. "Distractions" weaves comedy and fantasy into dark tales that both horrify and make you laugh.

This film by Aleksi Salmenperä ("A Man’s Job", "Bad Family"), a meritorious Finnish film director known for breaking taboos and social conventions, is based on a theatre performance of the same title, staged with great success by Helsinki Q-teatteri in 2013. "Distractions", a black comedy intertwined with wild fantasy and gloomy stories, made it to the screen with the help of seven scriptwriters. Provided that the viewer manages to tune to the same wavelength as the makers of this film, "Distractions" will both surprise and amuse the audience even in the gloomy scenes.

Finland 2015

Genre

Black comedy

Director

Aleksi Salmenperä

Run time

1h 25min

Cast

Tommi Korpela, Elina Knihtilä, Eero Ritala, Lotta Kaihua, Pirjo Lonka

Distracted by life, Mr. Makkonen misses his engagement party by decades. Life also keeps distracting a frazzled tour guide, an unraveling homebuyer and the rest of our heroes in this chaotic world. "Distractions" weaves comedy and fantasy into dark tales that both horrify and make you laugh.

This film by Aleksi Salmenperä ("A Man’s Job", "Bad Family"), a meritorious Finnish film director known for breaking taboos and social conventions, is based on a theatre performance of the same title, staged with great success by Helsinki Q-teatteri in 2013. "Distractions", a black comedy intertwined with wild fantasy and gloomy stories, made it to the screen with the help of seven scriptwriters. Provided that the viewer manages to tune to the same wavelength as the makers of this film, "Distractions" will both surprise and amuse the audience even in the gloomy scenes.

Finland 2015

Info

Rating

Under 12 Not Recommended

Production year

2015

Global distributor

-

Local distributor

Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival MTÜ

In cinema

11/6/2015