Concrete Night (2013)
Betoniyö
A 14-year-old boy in a stifling Helsinki slum takes some unwise life lessons from his soon-to-be-incarcerated older brother.
- Date of release
- 2013-11-01
- TMDB
- 5.9 / 10 (37)
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery
- Director
- Pirjo Honkasalo
Casting
- Johannes Brotherus — Simo
- Jari Virman — Ilkka
- Anneli Karppinen — Mother
- Juhan Ulfsak — Man
- Alex Anton — Jusa
- Iida Kuningas — Veera
- Pauli Poranen — Taxi Driver
- Mauno Paajanen — Twiggy
- Rea Mauranen — Woman
- Teijo Eloranta — Man with Gray Hair
- Timo Välisaari — Tsali
- Hannele Nieminen — Waitress
Interesting facts
- Based on: Betoniyö
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1
Concrete Night is a 2013 drama film directed by Finnish filmmaker Pirjo Honkasalo. The film is based on a novel with the same name, written by Pirkko Saisio and published in 1981, though adapted to modern times. The story has also been adapted to theatre and has been played in Finland and in Venezuela. Concrete Night had its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival in the Masters Series in September 2013. The film was shot in the Helsinki area in Finland in September and October 2012.
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