Scanoramos klasika

Days of Grace

1 hr. 40 min. | Drama | N/A

1742, Swedish-Russian War. Finland becomes the hostage of two powerful states. Finally, by sowing fear and destruction, Russian units reach Finland. According to the then common order, all the lepers and the insane were "liberated" or evicted to a well-protected, almost completely isolated island. Here, Anna unexpectedly meets Anton. This friendship between two young people is the beginning of a desperate attempt to escape to the mainland and return to reality. Days of Grace. Strong and beautiful escape story.

Jaakko Pyhälä

Jaakko Pyhälä

Jaakko Pyhala was born in 1956. In 1975-1978 he studied at the Russian State Institute of Cinematography in Moscow. He has directed in theater and television, and has also taught at the University of Art and Design in Helsinki and the University of Applied Sciences in Turku.
Languages
Finnish
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Original title
Armon aika
Produced
1997: Finland

Film information

Director
Jaakko Pyhälä
Screenplay
Jaakko Pyhala, Heikki Vuento
Music
Olli Koskelin
Cinematography
Pertti Mutanen
Cast
Niklas Akerfelt, Minna Kokkonen, Esko Salminen, Lasse Karkjarvi
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