Twisted Roots (2009)

Drama

In this stylish Finnish drama, the secrets and desires of a family can no longer be suppressed. Mikko turns out to have a hereditary illness. Since then he has been worried. How long can he continue to run the family business that he and inherited from his father, just like his illness? And how does he tell his teenage daughter and adult son that they might have the wrong genes? The imaginative eight-year-old Lumi, adopted from China, also cannot get away from her roots.

Cast

Mikko
Pertti Sveholm
Mirjami
Milka Ahlroth
Neurologi
M Mohamed Sharif El Bouari
Jesse
L Leo Leppäaho
Naapuripariskunta
Y Yan Ming Li
Naapuripariskunta
G Geng Sheng Liang
Valokuvan tyttö
U Uuna Saarela
Sakari
Niko Saarela
Pihla
E Emma Louhivuori
Lumi
S Silva Robbins
Kosmo
Johannes Holopainen
Mummi
Vieno Saaristo
Isoisä
A Antti Litja
Janne Savio
Jarkko Pajunen
Marlene
Meri Nenonen

Crew

Director
S Saara Saarela
Makeup Designer
M Marjut Samulin
Costume Design
T Tiina Kaukanen
Sound Designer
Janne Laine
Editor
H Harri Ylönen
Director of Photography
R Rauno Ronkainen
Writer
S Saara Saarela
Writer
S Selja Ahava-Foster
Producer
L Liisa Penttilä-Asikainen
Foley Artist
Heikki Kossi
Production Design
A Anu Maja
Original Music Composer
M Marko Nyberg
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Olli Pärnänen
Production Manager
M Mark Lwoff
Assistant Director
T Tuula Nikkola
Dramaturgy
J Juha Lehtola
Casting
P Pia Pesonen
Casting
T Tutsa Huuhka
Casting
S Saara Saarela
Assistant Camera
M Mika Vuorinen
Second Assistant Camera
J Jarkko Liikanen
Script Supervisor
H Heli Karppinen
Gaffer
J Jani Lehtinen
Lighting Technician
S Sami Mäntymaa
Lighting Technician
A Antti Pirinen
Key Grip
H Harri Naarajärvi
Production Sound Mixer
P Pietari Koskinen
Boom Operator
I Ilkka Väisänen
Sound Editor
Kirka Sainio
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Janne Laine