The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic

The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic
Directed byTeemu Nikki [fi]
Written byTeemu Nikki
Produced byTeemu Nikki
Pasi Hakkio
Jani Pösö
StarringPetri Poikolainen [fi]
Marjaana Maijala
CinematographySari Aaltonen
Production
companies
It's Alive Films
Wacky Tie Films
Release date
  • 8 September 2021 (2021-09-08) (VFF)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryFinland
LanguageFinnish

The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic (Finnish: Sokea mies, joka ei halunnut nähdä Titanicia) is a 2021 Finnish comedy-drama film directed by Teemu Nikki [fi].[1][2] It won the best feature film, best screenplay and best leading actor awards from the 2022 Beijing International Film Festival.[3]

Plot

Jaako (Petri Poikolainen [fi]) has lost his sight and uses a wheelchair because he has multiple sclerosis. He has a long-distance girlfriend, Sirpa (Marjaana Maijala) who has cancer. When Jaako sets off alone to visit Sirpa he encounters various obstacles.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Vuorinen, Terho (12 February 2023). "Aggressiivinen MS-tauti katkaisi Petri Poikolaisen uran kolmekymppisenä – sitten hän nousi unohduksista historiankirjoihin". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  2. ^ Girish, Devika (2 February 2023). "'The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic' Review: Just Like the Movies". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ National Audiovisual Institute. "Sokea mies, joka ei halunnut nähdä Titanicia". Elonet (in Finnish). Retrieved 27 January 2024.
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