Concrete Night
Altered InnocenceA stunning, dream-like odyssey through a beautiful and otherworldly Helsinki over the course of one evening, Concrete Night follows the impressionable 14-year-old Simo as he keeps his soon-to-be incarcerated brother company. The official Finnish submission to the Academy Awards® for Best Foreign Language Film captures the pain and joy of youth through exquisite, eye-popping black-and-white cinematography.
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Reasons to Buy
- The cinematography, production design and direction in Concrete Night are all truly stunning. This movie is a dark visual feast for the eyes.
- This film was Finland's official submission to the Academy Awards® for Best Foreign Language Film the year it came out. It's now finally coming to the US!
- Concrete Night received six Jussi Awards (Finland's premier film industry event, recognizing annually the past year's excellence in Finnish film making by directors, actors, and writers). I won for Best Film and Best Director among other things.
Information
- Director: Pirjo Honkasalo
- Writer: Pirjo Honkasalo
- Writer: Pirkko Saisio
- Length: 1 hrs. 36 mins.
- Rating: NR
- Released: Jan 17 2017
- Production Year: 2013
- TLA SKU: 1873765
- Number of Discs: 1
- UPC Code: 705641299829
- Catalog #: DV37409202
Reviews
2 Reviews for Concrete Night
Write a ReviewReview by Marty
By: Marty
Yes... this movie is beautifully filmed. And if you're a chicken hawk, the brief view of 2 naked teenage boys make this a worthwhile find. But I don't recommend this movie. Apocalyptic musings followed by gay bashing? Not my idea of a good time. ...
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Review by Amos Lassen
By: Amos Lassen
Simo, a fourteen-year-old boy living in a stifling Helsinki slum, takes some unwise advice from his soon-to-be-incarcerated older brother. The brothers love each other and we see the pain and joy of youth in the their outlooks on life. This was the o...
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