''Unna ja Nuuk'' is a

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

family film that debuted in Finland on 20 January 2006. Directed by

Saara Cantell Saara may refer to: Places * Saara, Estonia, a village in Lääne-Viru County, Estonia * Saara, Greiz, a municipality in Thuringia, Germany * Saara, Altenburger Land, a municipality in Thuringia, Germany Other * ''Saara'' (lizard), a genus of li ...

, its screenplay was written by Joona Tena and Sami Keski-Vähälä. ''Unna ja Nuuk'' stars Rosa Salomaa, Toni Leppe,

Esko Salminen Esko Salminen (born 12 October 1940, in Helsinki) is a Finnish actor with careers on television, the stage and on the silver screen. He has had three marriages: (1961–1963); 1971–1981); and (present). He had two children with his second wi ...

, Meri Nenonen,

Jenni Banerjee Jenni Pauliina Banerjee (born 17 January 1981 in Ylöjärvi, Finland) is a Finnish actress with Indian ancestry. She has appeared in movies such as '' Pahat pojat'' (2003), ''Joensuun Elli'' (2004) and ''Lieksa!'' (2007). Her maternal grandfather ...

Tommi Korpela Tommi Korpela (born 23 August 1968) is a Finnish actor. He has won the Jussi Award for Best Actor all together three times - a feat that has been accomplished by only two Finnish actors before him: Lasse Pöysti and Tauno Palo Tauno Valdemar P ...

, etc. Much of the film's dialogue is written in a version of the

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language, which was reconstructed by lector Jouko Koivisto. The movie had a budget of approximately €1.3 million and was produced by Mandart Entertainment Ltd. The movie featured in the

Berlin Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festi ...

in February 2006.

Film festivals

Saara Cantell and Rosa Salomaa in Goa 2006

Awards

In 2006, Unna ja Nuuk received a 2nd place category award at the

Giffoni Film Festival The Giffoni International Film Festival is an Italian children's film festival which takes place annually in Giffoni Valle Piana, Campania. It began in 1971. The Giffoni International Film Festival typically has around 100,000 guests and has had ...

in Italy.

References

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