Falling Angels

Falling Angels

102 mins | Drama, History | Dec. 5, 2008

The daughter of two famous writers, Helena upholds her late father's reputation, reciting his poems on various occasions and cherishing the memory of the legend. Relations with her mother have deteriorated since she moved to Sweden. Helena blames her mother for abandoning her father. Helena and her mother meet again as Helena's mental health deteriorates and in order to cope, she must face reality through her mother's memoirs. Helena becomes intensely involved in the story and relives it by imagining herself in her mother's place.

Falling Angels

102 mins | Drama, History | Dec. 5, 2008

Falling Angels
The daughter of two famous writers, Helena upholds her late father's reputation, reciting his poems on various occasions and cherishing the memory of the legend. Relations with her mother have deteriorated since she moved to Sweden. Helena blames her mother for abandoning her father. Helena and her mother meet again as Helena's mental health deteriorates and in order to cope, she must face reality through her mother's memoirs. Helena becomes intensely involved in the story and relives it by imagining herself in her mother's place.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Blind Spot Pictures, Sandrew Metronome Distribution Finland Oy
Original title Putoavia enkeleitä
Directors Heikki Kujanpää
Writers Sami Parkkinen, Aila Meriluoto, Heikki Huttu-Hiltunen, Heikki Kujanpää

Cast

Elena Leeve

as Helena

Tommi Korpela

as Lauri

Elina Knihtilä

as Aila

Oiva Lohtander

as Lars Djupsjöbacka

Juhani Niemelä

as Hermanni

Hannu Kivioja

as Juha Mannerkorpi

Erica Pitkänen

as Helena 5-6 v

Tiina Pirhonen

as Kustannustoimittaja Svea

Antti Litja

as Kustantaja

Taisto Oksanen

as Kustantajan poika

Taneli Mäkelä

as Ailan isä

Jaana Pesonen

as Ailan äiti

Pirjo Lonka

as Maire

Janina Berman

as Fru Snellman

Jani Volanen

as Lääkäri Erjomaa

Johanna Reenkola

as Leena

Isolde Forsman

as Helena 3 v

Saara Pakkasvirta

as Djupsjöbackan äiti

Petri Järvinen

as Nuori Djupsjöbacka

Ossi Valo

as Vihainen mies ikkunassa

Esa Kylmälä

as Ylen kulttuuritoimittaja

Tuomas Uusitalo

as Sairaalan vahtimestari

Heikki Kujanpää

as Ylilääkäri