Popular Music
6.5
Matti and Niila, growing up in the mid-sixties in the harsh and conservative environment of a Finnish-speaking part of Tornedalen in Swedish Laponia, close to the Finnish border. Their big dream is to become rock stars. In the present the now grown-up Matti feels guilt for the death of his drug-addicted rock star friend Niila.
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Cast
22 people
Max Enderfors
Matti (age 15)
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Andreas af Enehielm
Niila (age 15)
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To Cook a Bear
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Niklas Ulfvarson
Matti (age 7)
No other roles listed
Tommy Vallikari
Niila (age 7)
No other roles listed
Jarmo Mäkinen
Isak, Niila's Father
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The Hunters
The Girl King
Kati Outinen
Päivi, Niila's Mother
Known for
The Match Factory Girl
Le Havre
Björn Kjellman
Greger
Known for
Love & Anarchy
With Every Heartbeat
Lennart Jähkel
Einari
Known for
The Hunters
As It Is in Heaven
Göran Forsmark
Birger
Known for
The Hunters
Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala
Grandmother
Also in
Eight Deadly Shots
Lipton Cockton in the Shadows of Sodoma
Sten Ljunggren
Grandfather
Known for
Border
Together
Lisa Lindgren
Signe
Known for
Together
Land of Sin
Reza Bagher Director · Erik Norberg Screenplay Mikael Niemi Author
Worldwide gross $28M · Budget $2.2M · United States release January 19, 2006
Box office
Budget
$2,224,000
Worldwide gross
$28,000,000
Gross vs. budget
12.6×
Production
Solar Films
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Happy End Filmproductions
Production
Filmpool Nord
Production
SF Studios
Production
Fine & Mellow Productions
Production
Svensk Filmindustri
Production
Denmark · Finland · Sweden
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Languages
Original title
Populärmusik från Vittula
Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
Finnish · Swedish
Release dates
Sweden · September 24, 2004
Premiere
Sweden · October 1, 2004
Theatrical
United States · January 19, 2006
Theatrical
Finland
October 8, 2004 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 19, 2005 · Physical · VHS & DVD release
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