Trench Road

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Trench Road
Directed by Veikko Aaltonen
Screenplay byVeikko Aaltonen
Based on Juoksuhaudantie
by Kari Hotakainen
Produced by Lasse Saarinen
Starring Eero Aho
Tiina Lymi
Cinematography Pekka Uotila
Edited by Kimmo Kohtamäki
Music by Mauri Sumén
Production
company
Distributed by FS Film
Release dates
Running time
113 minutes
CountryFinland
LanguageFinnish
Budget€1.1 million [1]
Box office€774,340 [2]

Trench Road (Finnish : Juoksuhaudantie) is a 2004 Finnish drama film directed by Veikko Aaltonen. Based on the Nordic Council's Literature Prize-winning novel Juoksuhaudantie by Kari Hotakainen, [3] the film is about a man who tries to get his wife and daughter back by buying a house. [1]

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Kari Väänänen won the Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the real estate agent Jarmo Kesämaa. [4] Eero Aho and Tiina Lymi were nominated for Jussi Awards for Best Actor and Best Actress. [5]

Cast

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References

  1. 1 2 "Trench Road (Juoksuhaudantie)". The Finnish Film Foundation. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  2. "Facts & Figures 2004" (PDF). The Finnish Film Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 28, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  3. Lilja, Kimmo (August 24, 2004). "Juoksuhaudantien ydin esiin huumorikuorrutuksen takaa". TS.fi (in Finnish). TS-Yhtymä. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  4. "Juoksuhaudantie (2004) – Additional Information". Elonet (in Finnish). National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  5. Lilja, Kimmo (February 7, 2005). "Koirankynnen leikkaaja vuoden elokuva". TS.fi (in Finnish). TS-Yhtymä. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  6. "Juoksuhaudantie (2004) – Cast". Elonet (in Finnish). National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. Retrieved September 11, 2012.