Beauty and the Bastard
2005Modern finnish movie about two very different young adults that after a chance meeting end up making music together and fall in love. While Nellis parents have the perfect career and man planned, she dreams of becoming a singer. Through a chance meeting at the studio, she meets the young and grungy Hip Hop music artist Sunen and asks him to help her make a demo tape. Not only is the ensuing story about differences growing closer and the difficulties that have to be overcome, well told. Also the music is exceptionally well made. It is quite unbelievable that this is the first feature of the director.
Acted in
Pamela Tola
as Nelli
Samuli Vauramo
as Sune
Joonas Saartamo
as Kondis
Eero Milonoff
as Isukki
Jussi Nikkilä
as Mikko
Elena Leeve
as Mari
Mikko Kouki
as Anssi
Mikko Leppilampi
as D.T.
Anna-Leena Härkönen
as Hilkka
Eero Saarinen
as Nelli's Father
Lotta Kaihua
as Pilvi
Laura Malmberg
as Isukki's Girlfriend
Osla Räisänen
as Isukki's Child
David Sandqvist
as Sune's Little Brother
Jaana Järvinen
as Choirmaster
Ari Mäkinen
as Mikko's Father
Marjo Federley
as Mikko's Mother
Timo Mann
as Cleaner
Rainer Kaunisto
as Record Company's CEO
Kaisa Hela
as Drunken Woman
Dome Karukoski
as Rowdy Hip-Hopper
Minka Kuustonen
as Groupie
Tarja Saikkonen
as Teenager at Bar
Niklas Mikael Hyvärinen
as Bouncer
ASA
as ASA
Dj Ewok
as Dj Ewok
Paleface
as Paleface
Seppo Lampela
as Steen1
Julia Jokinen
Tuukka Ylönen
Tumppi Vatanen