Forest Giant (2020)
Pasi returns to his childhood town, asked to reconfigure the local plywood factory. With a child on the way with his upper-class wife, Pasi sees an opportunity – this is his ticket to climb the professional ladder in the company. On arrival, he bumps into his childhood friend Janne, who works in the factory he is about to downsize. Pasi begins to struggle with the fact that he is supposed to care for the profits – not for the people.
Director: Ville Jankeri
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 88 min
Release Date: September 11, 2020
Cast
- Jussi Vatanen - Pasi Kauppi
- Sara Soulié - Linda
- Hannes Suominen - Janne
- Anu Sinisalo - Katariina
- Jari Virman - Antti
- Rami Rusinen - Jonne
- Tommi Korpela - Virtasalmi
- Iikka Forss - Kuisma
- Anna-Riikka Rajanen - Tiina
- Tomi Alatalo - Mauno
Screenplay
- Ville Jankeri (Screenplay)
- Timo Turunen (Screenplay)
- Miika Nousiainen (Novel)
Music: Marko Nyberg
Cinematography: Aarne Tapola
Editing: Harri Ylönen
Production: Solar Films
Country: Finland
Language: suomi
Budget: $2M
Original Language: fi
Keywords
factory worker, career, based on novel or book, childhood friends, finland, losing a job
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Forest Giant about?
- Pasi returns to his childhood town, asked to reconfigure the local plywood factory. With a child on the way with his upper-class wife, Pasi sees an opportunity – this is his ticket to climb the professional ladder in the company. On arrival, he bumps into his childhood friend Janne, who works in the factory he is about to downsize. Pasi begins to struggle with the fact that he is supposed to care for the profits – not for the people.
- Who directed Forest Giant?
- Forest Giant was directed by Ville Jankeri.
- Who stars in Forest Giant?
- Forest Giant stars Jussi Vatanen, Sara Soulié, Hannes Suominen, Anu Sinisalo, Jari Virman, Rami Rusinen.
- How long is Forest Giant?
- Forest Giant has a runtime of 1h 28m (88 minutes).
- What genre is Forest Giant?
- Forest Giant is a Drama film.
- What is the budget of Forest Giant?
- Forest Giant had a budget of $2M.
- Where was Forest Giant produced?
- Forest Giant was produced in Finland.