On the Road to Emmaus (2001)
Emmauksen tiellä
A cynical city dweller returns to his hometown to sell his family home, but becomes unexpectedly nostalgic.
- Date of release
- 2001-10-05
- TMDB
- 6.2 / 10 (12)
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Genres
- Comedy, Music
- Director
- Markku Pölönen
Casting
- Puntti Valtonen — Rane
- Peter Franzén — Mankka-Arvi
- Lotta Lehtikari — Rebekka
- Katariina Kaitue — Maikki
- Tommi Korpela — Kuoppala
- Sanna-Kaisa Palo — Ella
- Mika Nuojua — Tane
- Janne Reinikainen — Joppe Perälä
- Tommi Eronen — Retu Perälä
- Risto Aaltonen — Paakkila
- Aake Kalliala — Ranen isä
- Aapo Vilhunen — Opettaja
Interesting facts
On the Road to Emmaus is a 2001 Finnish musical film written and directed by Markku Pölönen. With themes and title borrowed from Luke 24:13–27 of the New Testament, the film tells the story of Rane, a cynical real estate agent living in Helsinki, who returns to the small village where he was born in order to sell his family home. During his stay, as he's walking down the main road, he is forced to confront his past and realizes how selfish his life has been.
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