''Reunion 2: The Bachelor Party'' () is a 2016 Finnish

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Taneli Mustonen Taneli Mustonen (born 1 January 1978)Taneli Mustonen
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. It is sequel to the 2015 film '' Reunion''. This time three friends, Antti, Niklas and Tuomas, end up in a new catastrophic adventure as Niklas and Antti try to arrange for Tuomas an all-time

bachelor party A bachelor party (in the United States), also known as a stag weekend, stag do or stag party (in the United Kingdom, Commonwealth countries, and Ireland), or a buck's night (in Australia and Canada), is a party held for or arranged by a man wh ...

while they are due to go to the funeral of their old classmate. Like the previous film, the sequel is starring by

Sami Hedberg Sami Henrik Hedberg (born 13 March 1981 in Helsinki) is a Finnish stand up comedian and actor. Hedberg became famous after winning the ''Get up, stand up'' competition on Sub TV in 2005. This victory caused him to become one of the most popular ...

Aku Hirviniemi Aku-Heikki Ilmari Hirviniemi (born 5 December 1983, in Riihimäki) is a Finnish actor. He is well-known for his role as Urho Hietanen in the 2017 war film ''The Unknown Soldier (2017 film), The Unknown Soldier''. Theatre and television Hirvini ...

and

Jaajo Linnonmaa Jari Arto Olavi "Jaajo" Linnonmaa (born 25 May 1978 in Helsinki) is a Finnish radio personality, actor and entrepreneur. Linnonmaa hosts the breakfast show together with Anni Hautala on Radio Suomipop. The show is one of the most popular radio ...

. ''The Bachelor Party'' is based on the Danish film ''Klassefesten 2''. Its script follows mostly the same plot, but it has been adapted to suit Finnish characters in the world of film. The pre-production of the film and the post-production of Mustonen's previous film '' Bodom'' were made at the same time in 2016. The film was shot in April-May 2016, and the shooting took place in

Hämeenlinna Hämeenlinna (; ; ; or ''Croneburgum'') is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Kanta-Häme. It is located in the southern interior of the country and on the shores of Vanajavesi, Lake Vanajavesi. The population of Hämeenlinna is appr ...

and

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, among others. Like its predecessor, the film did not receive praise from critics and, in addition, attracted fewer viewers than its predecessor. Jaajo Linnonmaa believes that the reason for this was that they knew how to "play a little" and tried to bring emotion to their story. In 2021, the film received a sequel, '' Reunion 3: Singles Cruise'', and was directed by

Renny Harlin Renny Harlin (born Renny Lauri Mauritz Harjola; 15 March 1959) is a Finnish film director, Film producer, producer, and screenwriter who has worked in Cinema of the United States, Hollywood, Europe, and Cinema of China, China. His best-known film ...

instead of Mustonen.

Cast

as Antti *

as Niklas *

as Tuomas * Kalle Lamberg as Henrik * Anu Sinisalo as Karola * Niina Lahtinen as Jaana *

Manuela Bosco Manuela Bosco (born 11 June 1982) is a Finnish actress and former hurdler. Biography Manuela Bosco, despite having dual citizenship (Italian and Finnish), chose to compete for Finland, She is the niece of the Finnish cross-country skier Harri ...

as Malena * Eeva Litmanen as Birgit *

Helena Vierikko Helena Vierikko (born 11 August 1980 in Vantaa), is a Finland, Finnish actress. She starred in the 2005 in film, 2005 film ''Kaksipäisen kotkan varjossa'' working with actors such as Mikko Leppilampi and Vesa-Matti-Loiri and director Timo Koiv ...

as Leila * Saija Lentonen as librarian * Mika Suutari as gang leader

References

External links

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(in Finnish) 2016 comedy films 2016 films Finnish comedy films Films directed by Taneli Mustonen Finnish sequel films 2010s Finnish films {{Finland-film-stub