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Summer 1962 and Olli Mäki has a shot at the world championship title in featherweight boxing. From the Finnish countryside to the bright lights of Helsinki, everything has been prepared for his fame and fortune. All Olli has to do is lose weight and concentrate. But there is a problem – he has fallen in love with Raija. Directed by Juho Kuosmanen. Starring Jarkko Lahti, Oona Airola, Eero Milonoff in the lead roles.
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Summer 1962 and Olli Mäki has a shot at the world championship title in featherweight boxing. From the Finnish countryside to the bright lights of Helsinki, everything has been prepared for his fame and fortune. All Olli has to do is lose weight and concentrate. But there is a problem – he has fallen in love with Raija. Directed by Juho Kuosmanen. Starring Jarkko Lahti, Oona Airola, Eero Milonoff in the lead roles.
European Discovery | 2016 | Juho
New Directors Competition | 2016 | Juho
Best Film Paras elokuva | 2017 | Jussi
2016 | Jani-Petteri
Best International Feature Film | 2016 | Juho
2016 | Juho
2017 | Jani-Petteri
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing Sound Effects Foley Dialogue and ADR for Foreign Language Feature Film | 2018
Best Screenplay Paras ksikirjoitus | 2017
Best Supporting Actor Paras miessivuosa | 2017 | Eero
Best NonEnglish Language Film | 2017 | Juho
Best Film | 2016 | Juho
2016 | Juho
Best First Feature | 2016 | Juho
Best Film By An Emerging Director | 2016 | Juho
2016 | Juho
2016 | Juho
Budget 1,330,000 USD
In 2011 in Kokkola city theatre, director Juho Kuosmanen saw a play about Olli Mäki, who was also in the audience that night. After the play, the theatre director Jarkko Lahti posed together with Mäki for a picture. Kuosmanen said to Lahti that if he directed a film about Mäki, Lahti could play the leading role. Lahti took that as a promise and began training boxing. He even took a few official amateur bouts (which he lost) and thus it became obvious that he really would play Olli Mäki in this film.
Early test footage shot in color did not capture the time period. By choosing to use 16mm B&W the film-makers were able to give recently renovated locations a vintage look. The lack of color hid modern details.
Elis Ask's apartment in the film was set in the apartment of director Juho Kuosmanen.
Director Juho Kuosmanen, producer Jussi Rantamäki, actor Jarkko Lahti, actress Oona Airola and the real Olli Mäki whom Lahti plays in the film, are all from the city of Kokkola.
Official submission of Finland for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 89th Academy Awards in 2017.
"Olli Mäki: What if I lose? What if people are disappointed in me and realize I'm not the guy they advertised? What if you're disappointed? Raija Jänkä: How could I be disappointed when I haven't asked anything of you? If anyone's disappointed, it's because of his own stupid fantasies. You're not responsible for them. Olli Mäki: Is that so? Raija Jänkä: Yes, it is. Olli Mäki: Will you marry me? Raija Jänkä: Will you become the world champion? Olli Mäki: Of course I will. Raija Jänkä: Okay, I'll marry you."
