Kites Over Helsinki (2001)
Epic tale about two generations of men in a wealthy Finnish family, spanning from the 1960s all the way through the early 1990s. The father has achieved his position as director of the family business through marrying the heiress. Their eldest son Dani, hoped to succeed his father, succumbs to drugs while pursuing a career in rock music. Younger Riku grows up under the shadow of his more talented big brother and slowly drifts into the late 1980s, noticing then how many of his friends have managed to take advantage of the economic upswing.
- Released
- 2001-09-07
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Peter Lindholm, Kjell Sundstedt, Charlotta Thelin, Peter Lindholm
- TMDB rating
- 4.8/10 from 14 votes
Cast
- Pirkka-Pekka Petelius as Henrik Bexar
- Paavo Kerosuo as Riku Bexar
- Pekka Strang as Dani Bexar
- Johanna af Schultén as Benita Bexar
- Cecilia Paul as Marina Bexar
- Emil Lundberg as Young Riku Bexar
- Peter Franzén as Sammy Ceder
- Alexander Skarsgård as Robin Åström
- Lina Perned as Katja Beckerman, "Kattis"
- Yaba Holst as Nicole Wallin, "Niki"
- Marjaana Maijala as Nina Heikkinen
- Theo af Enehjelm as Raj