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Harbour Brothers
(Keisarikunta) |
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Script: |
Pekka Mandart, Sami Keski-Vähälä |
Director: |
Pekka Mandart |
Cinematography: |
Kari Sohlberg |
Set design: |
Pirjo Rossi |
Costumes: |
Elina Kolehmainen |
Sound: |
Heikki Innanen |
Music: |
sovitukset Marzi Nyman |
Editing : |
Jari Innanen |
Production: |
Pamela Mandart / Mandart Entertainment, Kalevankatu 28 A 3, 00100 Helsinki, puh./tel (09) 694 3142, mandart@mandart.com |
Shooting: |
3.5.–18.6.2004 |
Budget: |
1.250.000 € (SES 675.000 €) |
Lenght: |
90 min |
Release: |
25.12.2004 |
Actors: |
Mikko Leppilampi, Mikko Nousiainen, Niko Saarela, Tuomas Uusitalo, Maria Ylipää, Petteri Summanen, Sesa Lehto, Petra Karjalainen, Emma Salokoski, Sampo Sarkola, Olavi Uusivirta, Tidjân, Charles Salter. |
Internet: |
www.keisarikunta.fi |
Synopsis: |
They had nothing, and were willing to risk it all during the swing summer of ´57.
Harbour Brothers is not exactly a true story, but there are some things that are based on reality. The story portrays the 1950s, an exciting time in Finnish musical history, when boats from all over the world docked in the port city of Kotka. In addition to transporting goods, the sailors brought another import: jazz, swing and blues.
The film centres around a few guys from Kotka who open Fennia, a jazz bar that becomes a legend in its own time, where they play music and hold court like emperors. That´s where the film got its Finnish name, Keisarikunta, which translates to The Empire. During one summer, the Harbour Brothers conquer the souls of the sailors and the people of Kotka.
The drummer of the band, Rempo, almost loses everything because of the band, including his fiancée Aila. This is a story about a young man´s choice between the two big loves of his life: a woman and the music. The soundtrack includes many classics from the 50’s: I´m A Dreamer, Digadigadoo and Nature Boy, which are presented in their original language, English.
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Festivals: |
Berlinale 2005, Germany, 10.–20.2.2005, in Market
Finnish Film Market, Tampere, Finland, 10.–11.3.2005
Cannes Film Festival, Marché du Film, France, 11.–22.5.2005
Montreal World Film Festival, Canada, 26.8.–5.9.2005
Filmfest Hamburg, Germany, 22.–29.9.2005
2nd International Film Festival Music on Film – Film on Music, Prague, Czech Republic, 20.–24.10.2005
Black Nigths Film Festival, Tallinn, Estonia, 24.11.–11.12.2005
Focus on Finnish Films and Music, Austrian Music Festival, Krems, Austria, 13.–15.7.2006
L´ImagiMer, Festival du Film Marin, Saint-Cast Le Guildo, France, 22.–27.9.2006
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Awards & Prizes: |
Jussi Awards 2004, 6.2.2005
Best Costume Design (Elina Kolehmainen)
Audience Award: Best Film
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Production |
Mandart Entertainment Ltd.
Kalevankatu 28 A 3
00100 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 694 3142
Fax. +358 9 694 3136
Email. mandart@mandart.com
Internet www.mandart.com
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Distribution in Finland |
FS Film Oy
Urho Kekkosenkatu 4-6 E, 5 krs
00100 Helsinki
Tel. +358 207 300 460
Fax. +358 207 300 461
Internet www.fs-film.fi |
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