Popular Music (2004)
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.
Director:
Reza Bagher
Writers:
Erik Norberg, Reza Bagher.
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Max Enderfors as Matti (age 15) |
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Andreas af Enehielm as Niila (age 15) |
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Niklas Ulfvarson as Matti (age 7) |
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Tommy Vallikari as Niila (age 7) |
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Jarmo Mäkinen as Isak, Niila's Father |
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Kati Outinen as Päivi, Niila's Mother |
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Björn Kjellman as Greger |
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Lennart Jähkel as Einari |
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Göran Forsmark as Birger |
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Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala as Grandmother |
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Sten Ljunggren as Grandfather |
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Lisa Lindgren as Signe |
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Fredrik Hammar as Ville |
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Annika Marklund as Communist girl |
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Tord Peterson as Knut |
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Gustav Wiklund as Ryssi-Jussi |
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Lasse Beischer as Matti 40 år |
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Eero Milonoff as |
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Jussi Lampi as |
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Fredrik Hammar as |
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Börje Andersson-Junkka as |
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Hugo Rantatalo as |
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Lamine Dieng as |
| Production | Markus Selin | Producer |
| Camera | Robert Nordström | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Erik Norberg | Screenplay |
| Production | Per-Erik Svensson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Joachim Stridsberg | Producer |
| Production | Jussi Lepistö | Producer |
| Directing | Reza Bagher | Director |
| Writing | Reza Bagher | Screenplay |
| Production | Nina Sackmann | Line Producer |
| Editing | Fredrik Morheden | Editor |
| Sound | Lars Daniel Terkelsen | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Anna Asp | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karin Sundvall | Costume Design |
| Editing | Anders Refn | Editor |
| Production | Kerstin Bonnier | Executive Producer |
| Production | Thomas Gammeltoft | Executive Producer |
| Production | Johan Mardell | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jukka Helle | Producer |
| Production | Katinka Faragó | Producer |
| Sound | Halfdan E | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Mikael Niemi | Novel |
| Sound | Mikael Brodin | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Thomas Hellström | Sound |
| Sound | Joel Hesselgren | Foley Recordist |
| Sound | Ulf Olausson | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Gábor Pasztor | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anders Bratås | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna-Lena Melin | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Li Garpenfeldt | Art Direction |
| Art | Lasse Westfelt | Art Direction |