The Violin Player
5.9
“What if you lost what you love most?”
A celebrated violin player, Karin, has to end her stellar career after a car accident makes her fingers stop working their magic. She starts teaching students who are twenty years younger than her, only to find herself falling in love with Antti, one of her students. They are not an easy match, both being passionate about the music and overly ambitious about their careers.
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Cast
27 people
Matleena Kuusniemi
Karin Nordström
Known for
Bordertown
Frozen Land
Olavi Uusivirta
Antti
Known for
Deadwind
Kim Bodnia
Björn Darren
Known for
The Witcher
Killing Eve
Samuli Edelmann
Jaakko
Known for
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Hellsinki
Misa Lommi
Sofia
Also in
Bad Apples
Hooked
Pyry Nikkilä
Jarno
Also in
Seconds
Hotel Swan Helsinki
Emmi Pesonen
Riitta
Also in
Red Couple
Sirocco
Paavo Westerberg
Markku
Known for
Frozen Land
Mikko Kouki
Kulttuurisäätiön mies
Known for
Christmas Story
Frozen Land
Jussi Nikkilä
Taidesäätiön mies
Also in
Queen of Fucking Everything
Young Gods
Timo Kalliokoski
Eemeli
No other roles listed
Pio Simonsen
Konserttijärjestäjä
No other roles listed
Paavo Westerberg Director · Emmi Pesonen Writer Marek Wieser Cinematographer
Budget $1.5M · First release January 5, 2018 · Produced in Finland, Denmark
Box office
Budget
$1,500,000
Production
MJÖLK Movies
Production
Finland · Denmark
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Viulisti
Original language
Finnish
Spoken on screen
Danish · English · Finnish
Release dates
Finland · January 5, 2018
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Denmark
June 21, 2018 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 5, 2018 · Theatrical
Norway
January 5, 2018 · Theatrical
South Korea
August 9, 2019 · Premiere · Jecheon International Music & Film Festival
April 15, 2021 · Theatrical
Spain
June 11, 2021 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 5, 2018 · Limited theatrical
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