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Falling Angels

2008Movie1 h 42 min

60

DecentGoodWatch score

60

DecentGoodWatch score

Summary

The daughter of two famous writers, Helena upholds her late father's reputation, reciting his poems on various occasions and cherishing the memory of the legend. Relations with her mother have deteriorated since she moved to Sweden.

Good for

Friends night
Drop-in friendly
Thought-provoking

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Makes you care deeply.
Breaks your heart.
Feels like real life.
Hits close to home.
Leaves you longing.

Not for laughs or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 62GoodWatch 60
IMDb6.2
Running time
1 h 42 min
A typical length for dramas, −7 min on the typical 109
typical 109102
Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
2008
December 5, 2008
18 years ago
Genres
DramaHistory
Language
Finnish
Original language
Made in
Finland
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
ViolenceMild
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityMild
Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
23 of 23
Directing · 3
Heikki Kujanpää Director, Theatre Play, Screenplay
Kristiina Salmén Script Supervisor
Vesa Niinivirta Assistant Director
Writing · 3
Sami Parkkinen Theatre Play, Screenplay
Heikki Huttu-Hiltunen Screenplay, Theatre Play
Aila Meriluoto Novel
Production · 3
Tero Kaukomaa Producer
Petri Jokiranta Producer
Merja Ritola Production Manager
Camera · 7
Harri Räty Director of Photography
Nea Salminen First Assistant Camera
Juha Niska Grip
Sami Toro Grip
Karri Takala Grip
Malla Hukkanen Still Photographer
Editing · 4
Jukka Nykänen Editor
Kari Manns Colorist
Olli Leppänen Online Editor
Pentti Keskimäki Colorist
Sound · 6
Timo Hietala Original Music Composer
Pietari Koskinen Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer
Heikki Kossi Foley Artist
Olli Huhtanen Sound Editor
Peter Nordström Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Johan Hake Production Sound Mixer
Art · 1
Tarja Väätänen Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 2
Riitta Röpelinen Costume Design
Riikka Virtanen Makeup Designer
Lighting · 3
Aki Karppinen Gaffer
Toni Haaranen Lighting Technician
Vladimir Krestjanoff Lighting Technician
Other crew · 1
Reijo Kontio Stunt Coordinator

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