Aurinkotuuli

Aurinkotuuli (1980)

Gravity researcher Erik Rankamaa dies in his prime in 1970. He is been deep frozen and gets defrosted in 1999, while people of his time are still alive.

Date of release
1980-10-31
TMDB
4.0 / 10 (5)
Runtime
2h 2m
Genres
Science Fiction, Drama
Director
Timo Linnasalo

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: The Solar Wind

The Solar Wind is a 1980 Finnish science fiction drama film directed by Timo Linnasalo. It is based on the 1975 novel of the same name by Kullervo Kukkasjärvi, while Kukkasjärvi himself works as the film's producer. Like the novel, the film tells the story of a gravity scientist who died in 1970 and is brought back to life in 1999 after being deep-frozen in a world that has faced an eco-catastrophe. The film stars Paavo Piskonen, Lilga Kovanko and Antti Litja.

Production

The film was shot in the summer of 1980 in Helsinki, among others at Hietalahdentori, Technical University, Merikasarmi, Suvilahti's power plant and Natural History Museum. The Finnish Film Foundation supported the production phase of the film with FIM 1.3 million.

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