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Täältä tullaan, elämä!
1980
Feature Film
6.8/10 (IMDb)
Director:
Tapio Suominen
Writer:
Pekka Aine, Yrjö-Juhani Renvall
Length:
108 min
Language:
Finnish
Cast:
Esa Niemelä, Tony Holmström, Kati Outinen, Risto Piskunen, Pertti V. Reponen, Amirouche Haleyi
Täältä tullaan, elämä! (1980) is a Finnish youth drama directed by Tapio Suominen, set during the punk era of the late 1970s. The film follows the lives of three troubled suburban teenagers who attend a special school class and all struggle with difficult family backgrounds.

The story centers on Jussi, who lives almost unsupervised due to his parents' absence. With his best friend Pete, he gets involved in minor crimes, skips school, and escapes into alcohol. Jussi falls in love with his classmate, the rebellious Lissu, with whom he dreams of a future together, but their plan to run away together takes a tragic turn.

The film was largely shot in the Kontula district of Helsinki and authentically depicts the daily lives of Finnish suburban youth, family problems, hopelessness, and the influence of punk music and street culture. Most of the characters are played by amateur actors, and the role of Lissu marked the debut of Kati Outinen, who later became world-famous.

The film's soundtrack features songs by influential Finnish punk and rock artists of the era, including Pelle Miljoona and Maukka Perusjätkä. Täältä tullaan, elämä! became the most-watched domestic film in Finland in the year of its release and was voted the best Finnish film of the year by critics. Even today, it is considered one of the most important cinematic records of the Finnish punk era and suburban youth.

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