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Letters to Father Jacob

1 hr. 14 min. | Drama | N/A

“Letters to Father Jacob” is a warm-hearted and touching story of Leila, a life sentence prisoner who has just been pardoned. When she is released from prison, she is offered a job at a secluded parsonage; she moves there against her will. Leila is used to taking care only of herself, so she experiences conflicting feelings when she starts working as the personal assistant for Jacob, the blind pastor living in the parsonage. Every day the mail man brings letters from people asking for help from pastor Jacob. Answering the letters is Jacob´s life mission, while Leila thinks it´s useless. Leila has already decided to leave the parsonage when the letters suddenly stop coming. Jacob´s life is shaken to its foundation. Two completely different lives are intertwined unexpectedly…

Klaus Härö

Klaus Härö

Director Klaus Härö was born in 1971, studied directing and scriptwriting at Helsinki College of Art. Apart from several short films, he has made a number of documentaries. The award-winning short feature „Into the Night“ (1999) was his first major success. Klaus Härö’s feature film debut „Elina – As If I Wasn’t There“ (2002) caused a sensation. He has won numerous festival awards, including the Ingmar Bergman Award in 2003 for „Elina“. „The Extra“ marked his successful return to documentary. „Mother of Mine“ (2005), Klaus Härö’s second feature film, is Finland’s Oscar nominee for Best Foreign-Language Film.
Languages
Finnish
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Original title
Postia pappi Jaakobille
Produced
2009: Finland

Film information

Director
Klaus Härö
Screenplay
Jaana Makkonen, Klaus Härö
Cinematography
Tuomo Hutri
Cast
Kaarina Hazard, Heikki Nousiainen, Jukka Keinonen
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