The Land of Happiness

The Land of Happiness (1993)

Onnen maa

Nostalgic comedy set in the early 1960s, when the tango was all the rage. The "prodigal son" Tenho returns from his unlucky adventures in the city back to his parents' farm. Tenho becomes the laughing stock of local men until he scores the hottest girl in the village. A hot romance flares up between Tenho and the sensuous milkmaid Virva, accompanied by popular Finnish tango tunes.

Date of release
1993-04-30
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (20)
Runtime
1h 1m
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Director
Markku Pölönen

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Jussi Award for Best Film

The Land of Happiness is a 1993 Finnish comedy-drama film, set in the 1960s, by multiple award-winning Finnish director Markku Pölönen.

Development and history

The Land of Happiness was Markku Pölönen's first film to be released theatrically. It was funded by the Finnish Film Foundation, the Finnish Broadcasting Company, MTV3 and AVEK's Sparrausrinki project.

In theaters, the film received just under 15,000 viewers, but the first television screening in 1993 was seen by more than a million Finns. The 1995 TV remake received about 700 thousand viewers, and the 1998 remake more than 800 thousand viewers.

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