Unna ja Nuuk is a Finnish family film that debuted in Finland on 20 January 2006. Directed by Saara Cantell, its screenplay was written by Joona Tena and Sami Keski-Vähälä. Unna ja Nuuk stars Rosa Salomaa, Toni Leppe, Esko Salminen, Meri Nenonen, Jenni Banerjee, Tommi Korpela, etc.[1] Much of the film's dialogue is written in a version of the Proto-Finnic language, which was reconstructed by lector Jouko Koivisto.[2]

Unna ja Nuuk
Directed bySaara Cantell
Written bySami Keski-Vähälä
Pekka Mandart
Produced byPamela Mandart
StarringRosa Salomaa, Toni Leppe, Esko Salminen, Meri Nenonen, Jenni Banerjee, Tommi Korpela, Taisto Reimaluoto, etc.
CinematographyHeikki Färm
Edited byJukka Nykänen
Music byHerman Rechberger [1]
Distributed byFS Film Oy
Release date
  • 20 January 2006 (2006-01-20)
Running time
83 min.
CountryFinland
LanguagesFinnish, Early Proto-Finnic
BudgetEUR 1,325,000

The movie had a budget of approximately €1.3 million and was produced by Mandart Entertainment Ltd.[1] The movie featured in the Berlin Film Festival in February 2006.[3]

Film festivals

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Saara Cantell and Rosa Salomaa addressing a press conference at IFFI (2006)

Awards

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In 2006, Unna ja Nuuk received a 2nd place category award at the Giffoni Film Festival in Italy.

References

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  1. ^ a b Unna ja Nuuk (2006) - IMDb, retrieved 22 August 2020
  2. ^ "Lastenelokuva Unna ja Nuuk sukeltaa kivikauteen". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Suomalaiselokuvat esittäytyvät Berliinin filmijuhlilla". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 24 December 2022.
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