Pater Noster (film)

Pater Noster
Pater Noster
	Film poster
Directed by	Veikko Aaltonen
Written by	Veikko Aaltonen
Starring	Hannu Kivioja ; Martti Katajisto ; Elina Hurme
Cinematography	Olavi Tuomi
Edited by	Veikko Aaltonen
Music by	Mauri Sumen
Production ; company	Villealfa Filmproductions
Release date	22 October 1993 ;
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Finland
Language	Finnish

Pater Noster (also known as Our Father... ; Finnish : Isa meidan ) is a 1993 Finnish black-and-white drama film written and directed by Veikko Aaltonen . ^[1] It tells the story of a young man returning to his childhood home, who decides to face painful memories related to his formerly abusive but today demented father. The film stars Hannu Kivioja , Martti Katajisto and Elina Hurme.

In 1994, the film received three Jussi Awards : Hannu Kivioja for best actor , Veikko Aaltonen for best director and Olavi Tuomi for best cinematography. ^[1]^[2] In the same year, Aaltonen won the FIPRESCI Prize at the Stockholm International Film Festival ^[3] and the Young Audience Awards at the Rouen Nordic Film Festival with his film. ^[1] The film has also been shown at the Berlin International Film Festival . ^[4]

Plot [ edit ]

Juhani ( Hannu Kivioja ) returns to his childhood home in the countryside after spending several years at sea. He warms up the cold house under whose roof his childhood memories come alive. Because of this, Juhani decides to picks up his demented, wheelchair-bound father ( Martti Katajisto ) from the nursing home and starts living with him. However, Juhani's childhood memories, presented in fragments, torment him, and it gradually becomes clear that his father once sexually abused him. Juhani has to go through many different emotional states to try to find out if he ever can forgive his father for what he has done to him, and if he can ever leave his painful past behind.

Cast [ edit ]

Hannu Kivioja as Juhani Haavisto
- Antti Mattila as young Juhani
Martti Katajisto as Eino Haavisto
- Matti Onnismaa as young Eino
Elina Hurme as Marja Rantanen
Heikki Kujanpaa as Aarne Armas 'Arska' Rantanen
Aino Aaltonen as Aino Rantanen
Kosti Klemela as old man
Vieno Saaristo as school teacher
Elli Castren as nurse

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References [ edit ]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Isa meidan (in Finnish). 1993 . Retrieved 30 April 2023 . {{ cite book }}: |website= ignored ( help )
^ "Tanaan TV:ssa: Raju suomalaiselokuva kasitteli arkoja aiheita uskottavasti ja sai runsaasti kehuja ? "suomalaisen elokuvan parhaasta perinteesta ammentava maaseutukuvaus" " . Mesta.net (in Finnish). 28 February 2023 . Retrieved 30 April 2023 .
^ "Festivalen 1994" (in Swedish). Stockholm International Film Festival . Retrieved 30 April 2023 .
^ Elley, Derek (13 March 1994). "Isa Meidan" . Variety . Retrieved 30 April 2023 .

External links [ edit ]

Pater Noster at AllMovie
Pater Noster at IMDb

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[elonet-1] Isa meidan (in Finnish). 1993 . Retrieved 30 April 2023 . {{ cite book }}: |website= ignored ( help )

[2] "Tanaan TV:ssa: Raju suomalaiselokuva kasitteli arkoja aiheita uskottavasti ja sai runsaasti kehuja ? "suomalaisen elokuvan parhaasta perinteesta ammentava maaseutukuvaus" " . Mesta.net (in Finnish). 28 February 2023 . Retrieved 30 April 2023 .

[3] "Festivalen 1994" (in Swedish). Stockholm International Film Festival . Retrieved 30 April 2023 .

[4] Elley, Derek (13 March 1994). "Isa Meidan" . Variety . Retrieved 30 April 2023 .

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