Producing Adults
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Producing Adults is a Finnish drama written by Pekko Pesonen and directed by Aleksi Salmenperä
. The original title in Finnish is Lapsia ja aikuisia - Kuinka niitä tehdään, and the film is also known as Children and Adults: How Are They Made? (the informal literal title), and Hela vägen in Sweden. It was Finland's official Academy Award submission for Best Foreign Language Film of 2004 and Minttu Mustakallio
won 'Best Supporting Actress' at the 2005 Jussi Awards (Finland's main film industry awards). Aleksi Salmenperä won the FIPRESCI Prize for the film at the Stockholm Film Awards.
) is reluctant, fearing that fatherhood will imperil his last chance to succeed in his speed skating career and by seeing his friend go through fatherhood. Antero does some extreme things to avoid getting Velna pregnant and she begins to be equally devious in her attempts to conceive. Venla seeks help from her bisexual co-worker at a fertility clinic and the relationship between the two begins to blossom amongst many setbacks.
Aleksi Salmenperä
Aleksi Salmenperä is a Finnish film director. He is a graduate of the University of Art and Design Helsinki; among his films are 2004's Producing Adults, 2007's A Man's Work and 2010 Bad Family.-References:...
. The original title in Finnish is Lapsia ja aikuisia - Kuinka niitä tehdään, and the film is also known as Children and Adults: How Are They Made? (the informal literal title), and Hela vägen in Sweden. It was Finland's official Academy Award submission for Best Foreign Language Film of 2004 and Minttu Mustakallio
Minttu Mustakallio
Minttu Mustakallio is a Finnish actress. She was born in Ylivieska, Finland and has acted in many Finnish TV dramas and several feature films. She won a Jussi Award in 2005 as Best Supporting Actress in Producing Adults. She also worked as a writer for the television comedy series Ugrilampaat in...
won 'Best Supporting Actress' at the 2005 Jussi Awards (Finland's main film industry awards). Aleksi Salmenperä won the FIPRESCI Prize for the film at the Stockholm Film Awards.
Plot summary
The film deals with the myriad complications arising from Venla's (Minna Haapkylä) desire to have a child. Her longtime boyfriend Antero (Kari-Pekka ToivonenKari-Pekka Toivonen
Kari-Pekka Toivonen is a Finnish actor. He received a 2004 Best Actor Jussi Award for the film Upswing. Taivonen, who received his Master's Degree at the Theatre Academy of Finland, was the recipient of a 2005 Shooting Stars Award....
) is reluctant, fearing that fatherhood will imperil his last chance to succeed in his speed skating career and by seeing his friend go through fatherhood. Antero does some extreme things to avoid getting Velna pregnant and she begins to be equally devious in her attempts to conceive. Venla seeks help from her bisexual co-worker at a fertility clinic and the relationship between the two begins to blossom amongst many setbacks.