Rentun Ruusu
| Rentun Ruusu | |
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DVD cover
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| Directed by | Timo Koivusalo |
| Produced by | Timo Heinänen |
| Written by |
Timo Koivusalo Vexi Salmi |
| Starring |
Martti Suosalo, Ilkka Koivula |
| Distributed by |
Artista Filmi Oy Buena Vista Pictures |
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Release date
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12 January 2001 |
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Running time
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100 minutes |
| Language | Finnish |
Rentun Ruusu (English: The Rose of the Rascal) is a 2001 Finnish biographical film drama directed and written by Timo Koivusalo. The film won an award and nomination at the Jussi Awards.
The film is based on the life of Antti Yrjö Hammarberg (Irwin Goodman) who is still today a very popular singer in Finland.
The film stars Martti Suosalo and Ilkka Koivula with Vexi Salmi as narrator.
The film premiered in Helsinki on 12 January 2001.
By 5 April 2001 it took $2,236,169 at the box office.
Martti Suosalo transforms himself into the character of Irwin Goodman, a Finnish singer and takes us through the singer's life in the 1960s and 1970s. Written by his longtime friend and manager Vexi Salmi, the movie is apparently as close to the real life of Irwin as we can get. In addition to being the story of Irwin, the movie also looks at the transformation of Finnish society from the post-war years to the 70s and 80s.
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