The Year of the Wolf - 2007

Sari is a young, beautiful and intelligent girl who is busy studying at university,but she suffers from epilepsy and has to face death on a daily basis. Mikko is hersomewhat older university teacher, who is tired of life, and who one day decides toabandon his wife, children and idea of a perfect life. Both characters have been tooscared to live their lives to the brim for too long. But they meet, and in spite oftheir prejudices and reserved natures, they manage to create a dramatic and movingmodern romance which confronts numerous taboos. While the imagery explores theboundary between life and death in a most poetic way, the odd couple's romance istold with both bite and humour. Society - be it in the shape of angry ex-wives,overprotective parents, conservative aunts or embittered colleagues - is doing whatit can to put a spanner in the works."

102min
2007
K-12
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.1/10

Cast

Krista Kosonen profile pictureKrista KosonenSari Karaslahti
Kari Heiskanen profile pictureKari HeiskanenMikko Groman
Katariina Kaitue profile pictureKatariina KaitueMarjatta Jokela
Kristiina Halttu profile pictureKristiina HalttuSari's Mother
Jukka Puotila profile pictureJukka PuotilaSari's Father
Oiva Lohtander profile pictureOiva LohtanderOtto Johansson
Jorma Tommila profile pictureJorma TommilaJarkko Salminen
Maria Sid profile pictureMaria SidTerttu Salminen
Tea Ista profile pictureTea IstaLene-täti
Kalle Holmberg profile pictureKalle HolmbergMikaela's Father
Elena Leeve profile pictureElena LeeveLotan ääni (voice)

About The Year of the Wolf

The Year of the Wolf Overview

Sari is a young, beautiful and intelligent girl who is busy studying at university,but she suffers from epilepsy and has to face death on a daily basis. Mikko is hersomewhat older university teacher, who is tired of life, and who one day decides toabandon his wife, children and idea of a perfect life. Both characters have been tooscared to live their lives to the brim for too long. But they meet, and in spite oftheir prejudices and reserved natures, they manage to create a dramatic and movingmodern romance which confronts numerous taboos. While the imagery explores theboundary between life and death in a most poetic way, the odd couple's romance istold with both bite and humour. Society - be it in the shape of angry ex-wives,overprotective parents, conservative aunts or embittered colleagues - is doing whatit can to put a spanner in the works."

Age Rating: K-12
Runtime: 102min

Extra details

Original Title: Suden vuosi
Original Language: Finnish
Directed By: Olli Saarela
Production Companies
Matila Röhr Productions (MRP)