Silmä silmästä (1999)

Country of Origin: Finland
Year of Production: 1999
Running Times: 75 mins
Length: 2210 metres
Format: 16mm/35mm
Colour Format: colour
Ratio: 1.66:1
Sound: Dolby Digital

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: MRP Matila Röhr Productions Oy/Talent House
Produced by: Johannes Lassila
Production Manager: Liisa Penttilä

SCRIPT
Screenplay by: Atro Lahtela
Screenplay Consultant: Iiro Küttner

DIRECTION
Directed by: Atro Lahtela
Assistant Director: Mark Lwoff
Script Supervisor: Sanna Vanninen

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Tahvo Hirvonen
Assistant Camera: Olli Korpiala
Gaffer: Antti Ruusuvuori
Lighting Technician: Olli Varja
Grip: Jani Lehtinen
Still Photographer: Sanna Vanninen

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Kimmo Taavila
Post-Production: Factory Post Production
Negative Cutter: Tuija Kotamäki
Colour Grading: Timo Nousiainen, Frameimage Oy
Avid System: Dada-Filmi Oy

MUSIC
Music by: Pekka Karjalainen
Musicians: Jaakko Erkkilä, Päivi Kangasvieri, Pekka Karjalainen
Music Recordist: Pekka Karjalainen
Music Mixer: Pekka Karjalainen

SOUND
Sound Recordists: Jari Alakoskela, Pekka Karjalainen, Antti Sipilä
Sound Post-Production: Kikeono Filmsound Oy
Sound Mixer: Pekka Karjalainen

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Costume Designer: Tiina Kaukanen
Make Up Artist: Riikka Virtanen

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Pyrotechnician: Klaus Klemola

TITLES
Title Designer: Juha Antti-Poika
Titles: Jan-Eric Nyström

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer/Set Decorator: Marjaana Rantama
Property Master: Sattva-Hanna Toiviainen
Set Builders: Jukka Anttonen, Juhana Ikävalko
Sculptor: Maarit Malin-Pötry
Assistant Sculptor: Eila Oksanen
Poster Designer: Sanna Vanninen

MISCELLANEOUS
Accountant: Milja Salomies
Payroll: Sirpa Laasanen
Production Assistant: Vera Airaksinen
Animal Trainers: Merkka Gould, Tuire Kaimio

LOCATIONS
Location Managers: Klaus Klemola, Sami Manninen, Olli Sirviö
Assistant Location Manager: Kari Kinnunen, Anna Niskanen

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinators: Vesa Laakso, Juha Pursiainen, H.-P. Virkki
Stunts: S.P.A.F.

CASTING
Casting: Tutsa Paananen, Pia Pesonen, Roolituspalvelu Oy
Extras Casting: Petteri Keinänen, Andorado

CAST
Meri Nenonen (Kiia Saari)
Jani Volanen (Sulo Salo/Kalevi Salo)
Jukka-Pekka Palo (Preacher Martti Saari)
Ari Piispa (K-P Korppi)
Ulla Uotinen (Martha Korppi)
Heidi Kiviharju (Sari Salo)
Inga-Liisa Laukka (Martha's mother)
Eeva-Liisa Haimelin (Siiri)
Walter Gröhn (young Sulo)
Ronja Kåhre (young Kiia)
Nicole Henriksson (young Eija)
Jouko Puolanto (gallerian)
Jukka-Pekka Mikkonen (intellectual)
Taikurin Penelope (Koira)
Johanna Af Schulten (Eija Saari)

AVAILABILITY

Finland
Theatrical Distributors: Cinema Mondo
Television Distributors: Yleisradio

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Finland
Rating: K-16

AWARDS

2001
Fantasporto, Portugal (International Fantasy Film Award)
Best Film (Atro Lahtela) - nominated

TIMELINE

1999
October
1: Finland - theatrical release

2000
September
21: Sweden - shown at the Lund Fantastisk Film Festival

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Auge um Auge - German title
An Eye for an Eye - English language title
Isän enkeli - working title
Öga för öga - Swedish Finish title
Tapa rakkaimpasi - working title

KEYWORDS

horror, religion

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008