Letters to Father Jacob
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{{Infobox film
| name = Letters to Father Jacob
| image = PPJ_juliste.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Klaus Härö
| producer = Risto Salomaa
Lasse Saarinen
| screenplay = Klaus Härö
| story = Jaana Makkonen
| starring = {{interlanguage link|Kaarina Hazard|fi|Kaarina Hazard}}
Heikki Nousiainen
| music = Dani Strömbäck
| cinematography = Tuomo Hutri
| editing = Samu Heikkilä
| studio =
| distributor = FilmSharks International
| released = {{Film date|2009|01|29|Sweden|2009|04|03|Finland|df=y}}
| runtime = 76 minutes
| country = Finland
| language = Finnish
| budget = 525 402 €
| gross =
}}
Letters to Father Jacob ({{langx|fi|Postia pappi Jaakobille}}) is a 2009 Finnish drama film written and directed by Klaus Härö.{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldmovies.net/?page=movie&movie=2293|title = Worldmovies.net}} Set in the early 1970s and based on a story by Jaana Makkonen, the film tells the story of Leila, a pardoned convict, who becomes an assistant to a blind priest, Jacob. The film depicts her transformation from a sceptic who grudgingly reads letters aloud to her benefactor into a caring savior of the pastor from his despair after the letters stop coming.Lasse Saarinen, [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1364487/synopsis Synopsis], imdb.com. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
In 2022, the film was chosen as the "most touching Finnish film of the 21st century" in the Helsingin Sanomat readers' vote.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000008875665.html|title=2000-luvun koskettavin leffa: Suomen koskettavimman elokuvan kirjoitti ihminen, joka ei ollut käsikirjoittanut aiemmin mitään – eikä hänestä ole kuultu alalla sen jälkeenkään|work=Helsingin Sanomat|date=2022-07-25|access-date=2022-07-28|language=fi}}
Locations
Exteriors were filmed at St. Olaf's Church in Sastamala, Finland (Pyhän Olavin kirkko). The interiors were filmed at Holy Cross Church in Hattula (Pyhän Ristin kirkko).
Accolades
Nordic Film Days, Lübeck, Germany, 4.–8.11.2009
Interfilm Church Prize
Audience Award
58th International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg, Germany, 5.–15.11.2009
Main Award
33rd Cairo International Film Festival, Egypt, 10.–20.11.2009
The Golden Pyramid for the Best Film
The Prize for the Best Screenwriter (Klaus Härö)
Black Nights Film Festival, Tallinn, Estonia, 27.11.-6.12.2009
Jury Prize for the Best Director
28th Fajr International Film Festival, Iran, 1.–11.2.2010
Crystal Simorgh Prize for the Best Film in the Competition of Quest for Truth & Justice
33rd Göteborg International Film Festival, Sweden, 29.1.–8.2.2010
Nordic Film Music Prize (composer Dan Strömbäck)
Santa Barbara International Film Festival, USA, 4.–14.2.2010
The Best International Film Award
Festival du Cinéma Nordique, Rouen, France, 10.–21.3.2010
Best Actress Award (Kaarina Hazard)
Best Actor Award (Heikki Nousiainen)
Audience Award
Cape Winelands Film Festival, South Africa, 17.–27.3.2010
Special Mention Award (actor Heikki Nousiainen)
Hong Kong International Film Festival, 21.3.–11.4.2010
SIGNIS Commendation
RiverRun International Film Festival, NC, USA, 15.–25.4.2010
BB&T Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature
Festroia, Portugal, 4.–13.6.2010
Prize Man and His Environment
Festival de Cine de Huesca, Spain, 4.–12.6.2010
Audience Award
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=1364487}}
{{Klaus Härö}}
{{Finnish submissions for the Academy Award}}
{{Jussi Award for Best Film}}
Category:Films directed by Klaus Härö
Category:2000s Finnish-language films
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