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| Directed by | Antti Jokinen |
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| Based on | Helene by Rakel Liehu |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Rauno Ronkainen |
| Edited by | Benjamin Mercer |
| Music by | Kirka Sainio |
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| Distributed by | Nordisk Film |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
| Budget | €2,290,500[1] |
Helene is a 2020 Finnish historical drama film directed by Antti Jokinen. The film stars Laura Birn as the titular Finnish painter Helene Schjerfbeck. It is based on the Rakel Liehu’s Runeberg Prize-winning novel of the same name, adapted for the screen by Jokinen and Marko Leino.[2]
The film was released on 17 January 2020 and became the most-watched movie in Finland for three consecutive weeks, attracting over 100,000 viewers within its first two weeks.[3]
- ^ "Helene". Finnish Film Foundation. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Antti J. Jokinen's film Helene depicts the life and love of painter Helene Schjerfbeck – starring Laura Birn and Johannes Holopainen". Nordisk Film Finland. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Top 20: Helene is the most-watched movie for three weeks". Finnish Film Foundation. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.