Reunion | |
Director: | Taneli Mustonen |
Based On: | Klassefesten by Lars Mering and Claudia Boderke |
Cinematography: | Daniel Lindholm |
Editing: | Aleksi Raij |
Studio: | Solar Films |
Distributor: | Nordisk Films |
Runtime: | 92 minutes |
Country: | Finland |
Language: | Finnish |
Budget: | EUR 1,2 million |
Reunion (Finnish: '''Luokkakokous''') is a 2015 Finnish comedy film directed by Taneli Mustonen. It's the story of three men, Antti, Niklas and Tuomas, traveling back to their old hometown to attend a high school class party, with the goal of realizing a wild weekend of freedom and fun. The film is starring by Sami Hedberg, Aku Hirviniemi and Jaajo Linnonmaa. The film is a Finnish remake of the 2011 Danish comedy film Klassefesten.[1]
Reunion premiered on February 25, 2015. The film received a very negative reception from critics, and it has even been called the "worst Finnish film of 2015".[2] Despite the criticism, the film received more than 500,000 viewers in the Finnish movie theaters.[3] It was chosen as the audience's favorite film at the 2016 Jussi Awards.[4]
In 2016, the film received a sequel, , which was also directed by Taneli Mustonen.[5] A second sequel to the film, , appeared in 2021, and was directed by Renny Harlin instead of Mustonen.[6] [7]