August Fools

August Fools

100 minutes
2013
Czech Republic / Finland Comedy / Romantic
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An comedy set in 1960s Helsinki. The story revolves around Elsa, a resolute hatmaker who is in complete control of her life. Besides running her shop, she sometimes doubles as a fortune teller. When Jan, a Czechoslovakian jazz musician and Elsa's old lover comes to town to perform at a "peace and friendship festival", her well-organised life is jolted out of balance.

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2013
Czech Republic / Finland Comedy / Romantic

An comedy set in 1960s Helsinki. The story revolves around Elsa, a resolute hatmaker who is in complete control of her life. Besides running her shop, she sometimes doubles as a fortune teller. When Jan, a Czechoslovakian jazz musician and Elsa's old lover comes to town to perform at a "peace and friendship festival", her well-organised life is jolted out of balance.

Creators

J. Seppälä, Raija Talvio, Stein Berge Svendsen, Taru Mäkelä

Cast

Anna Maria Pie, Antti I. Pääkkönen, Redrama, Veera W. Vilo, Janne-Markus Katila, Anssi Lindström, Johanna Tuominen, Toni Väisänen, Kryštof Hádek, Miroslav Etzler, Tommi Korpela, Jan Budař, Miroslav Hanuš, Petr Stach, Václav Jiráček, Maria Sid, Jaakko Ohtonen, Laura Birn, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen, Kati Outinen, Esko Salminen, Zdeněk Maryška, Aku Hirviniemi, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Eeva Putro, Vesa Vierikko, Pirkko Hämäläinen, Elena Leeve, Denny Ratajský, Cohlie Brocato, Seela Sella, Aino Seppo, Tapio Liinoja, Beata Harju, Jukka Kärkkäinen, Lasse Karkjärvi, Jussi Nikkilä, Matti Onnismaa, Jari Nissinen, Tarja Siimes, Sonja Salminen, Mikko Patronen, Kasimir Baltzar, Veikko Seppälä, Faruk Nazeri, Onni Lillqvist, Aarno Heinonen, Antti Autio, Lasse Mellberg, Antti Pääkkönen, Vladimir Piskor