Beauty and the Bastard

Beauty and the Bastard

102 mins | Drama, Romance, Music | Oct. 21, 2005

Modern 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.

Beauty and the Bastard

102 mins | Drama, Romance, Music | Oct. 21, 2005

Beauty and the Bastard
Modern 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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Helsinki Filmi
Original title Tyttö sinä olet tähti
Directors Paula Pitkänen, Sanna Östman, Tuula Nikkola, Mark Lwoff, Dome Karukoski
Writers Pekko Pesonen

Cast

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

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

ASA

as ASA

Dj Ewok

as Dj Ewok

Paleface

as Paleface

Seppo Lampela

as Steen1