Finland / Sep 23, 2009
On Thin Ice (2009)
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
It's Christmas Eve in Helsinki. Young taxi driver Samu is working to escape a family Christmas with his fiancé and baby. At the airport Samu picks up a fascinating customer: a Finnish mercenary Hans, who has returned to Helsinki after an absence of 20 years. Hans hires Samu to go on a mission with him: to find Laura, the daughter of his recently deceased best friend and brother in arms. The quest to find Laura leads the men around the wintry city, to places and people from Hans's past. As Samu watches Hans confront his past, he begins to open his eyes to his own future. When the eventful mission reaches its end, both of the men's lives are forever changed.
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| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Kukkulan kuningas |
| Original language | suomi (FI) |
| Spoken languages | suomi |
| Production countries | Finland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | YLE, Juonifilmi |
| Release date | 23 settembre 2009 |
| Production | Piia Nokelainen |
| Writer | Alli Haapasalo |
| Editing | Annukka Lilja |
| Cinematography | Hannu-Pekka Vitikainen, Eero Lämsä |
| Assistant directors | Alli Haapasalo |
| Camera operators | Hannu-Pekka Vitikainen, Eero Lämsä |
| Additional photography | Hannu-Pekka Vitikainen, Eero Lämsä |
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| Music | Glenn Patscha, Anne Tolkkinen, Heikki Kossi, Tapio Liukkonen |
| Sound | Anne Tolkkinen, Glenn Patscha, Heikki Kossi, Tapio Liukkonen |
| Budget | 420.000 € |
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