Runaway Beer (2009)
On Christmas eve, as the temperature get over 30 degrees Celsius, two people cross their paths and their encounter riser their thirst for compassion and beer. Juan, the mechanic, has worked for a long and a hot day. For the whole day he has been waiting to enjoy a peaceful, nice and a cold beer. However, beautiful Inés arrives with car trouble and awakens distress in the lonely mechanic. As a result of unfortunate events, everybody from a angry postman to a husband who lost his trailer participates in a a wild chase takes us across the county. The film portraits a sleepy world that has a language which resembles an odd mix of southern European languages. Runaway Beer is a short comical story about loneliness, happiness and beer.
Director: Jäppi Savolainen
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Ilkka Villi as Juan Olachica |
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Jasmin Hamid as Inés |
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Artur Kukov as Hermano Gemelo de Pinedo Jr. |
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Kalle Vellonen as Escobar III |
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Nina Parviainen as Betty-Sue Pool |
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Antti Pesonen as Buck Pool |
| Production | Alf Hemming | Associate Producer |
| Production | Annika Lindén | Producer |
| Production | Jäppi Savolainen | Producer |
| Crew | Mikael Gustafsson | Cinematography |
| Editing | Linda Melén | Editor |
| Art | Mikael Gustafsson | Production Design |
| Art | Jäppi Savolainen | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aki Luomanpää | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kata Launonen | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Anna-Maija Laine | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jäppi Savolainen | Director |
| Writing | Jäppi Savolainen | Writer |
| Art | Matias Nystedt | Graphic Designer |
| Sound | Irene Poutanen | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Viktor Wolff | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Mikko Sarkkinen | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Antti Peltoranta | Digital Compositor |
| Crew | Kata Launonen | Stunt Driver |
| Camera | Tobias Andersson | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Dan Gustafsson | Grip |
| Lighting | Oona Hein | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Niklas Kilpeläinen | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Joakim Levälampi | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Max Mäkinen | Grip |
| Camera | Matias Nystedt | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Anne Vahlsten | First Assistant Camera |
| Production | Toni Panula | Location Manager |
| Directing | Jeanette Harf | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Jouni Kortesato | Driver |
| Crew | Emma Pääkkö | Catering |
| Art | Mikael Gustafsson | Property Master |
| Art | Matias Nystedt | Property Master |
| Art | Jäppi Savolainen | Property Master |