Popular Music (2004)

6.2 | Oct 01, 2004 (SE) | Comedy, Drama | 01:45

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Budget: 2 224 000 | Revenue: 28 000 000

Matti and Niila, growing up in the mid-sixties in the harsh and conservative environment of a Finnish-speaking part of Tornedalen in Swedish Laponia, close to the Finnish border. Their big dream is to become rock stars. In the present the now grown-up Matti feels guilt for the death of his drug-addicted rock star friend Niila.