Popular Music

Popular Music (2004)

Comedy, Drama1 hour and 45 minutes
63%
User score
Description

Matti and Niila, growing up in the mid-sixties in the harsh and conservative environment of a Finnish-speaking part of Tornedalen in Swedish Laponia, close to the Finnish border. Their big dream is to become rock stars. In the present the now grown-up Matti feels guilt for the death of his drug-addicted rock star friend Niila.

Status

Released

Original language

Swedish

Budget

$2,224,000

Revenue

$28,000,000

Keywords
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