Thomas
Thomas
Miika Soini
Finland, 2008, 70 min, 35 mm
- Director and Scriptwriter: Miika Soini (original short stories by Kjell Askildsens)
- Producer: Janne Wrigstedt
- Director of photography: Daniel Lindholm
- Editing: Jerem Tonteri
- Producer: Janne Wrigstedt
- Cast: Lasse Pöysti, Pentti Siimes, Eila Halonen, Marja-Leena Kouki
А movie about compassion, forgiveness, and atonement. Thomas, in the autumn of his life, lives a simple and isolated life in his below-street-level apartment, accompanied by a radio, a chess board, and a photo of his wife. He does not venture outside very often; and when he does, the outside world reminds him of his advanced age, his loneliness, and times he would not care to remember. His feels like a never-ending story; and to make himself whole, Thomas has to face his past. "I am old, and life is long."
Miika Soini (born in 1973) studied film and theatre directing as well as acting. Miika has made four short films by now and „Thomas” is his first feature movie. His next project „Helena” - a French-Finnish co-production - is already under development with possible release in spring 2011.
Festivals & Awards
- Golden Karagöz Award — Best Actor (Lasse Pöysti), Bursa International Silk Road Film Festival, Turkey, 2008
- Special Jury Award & Young Jury Award, Festival International du Premier Film d’Annonay MJC, France, 2009
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