Popular Music (film) explained

Popular Music
Director:	Reza Bagher
Editing:	Anders Refn
Runtime:	105 minutes
Country:	Sweden Finland
Language:	Swedish Finnish

Popular Music (Swedish: Populärmusik från Vittula) is a Swedish-Finnish comedy film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 24 September 2004,^[1] based on the novel of the same name by Mikael Niemi.^[2]

Release

The movie was released on September 24 in Sweden, but only in cinemas in Norrland for the first week, with the rest of Sweden starting to receive copies on October 1. A representative for Swedish distributor SF stated this was intended as a reversal of a common situation where smaller cinemas in Norrland would have to wait for weeks for copies of new films.^[3]

Cast

• Niklas Ulfvarson - Matti (age 7)
• Max Endefors - Matti (15)
• Tommy Vallikari - Niila (age 7)
• Andreas af Enehielm - Niila (age 15)
• Björn Kjellman - Greger
• Göran Forsmark - Birger
• Sten Ljunggren - Grandfather
• Jarmo Mäkinen - Isak, father of Niila
• Kati Outinen - Päivi, mother of Niila
• Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala - Grandmother
• Eero Milonoff - Johan, brother of Niila
• Ville Kivelä - Erkki
• Fredrik Hammar - Ville
• Lisa Lindgren - Signe, the teacher
• Annika Marklund - The communist
• Johan Hanno - Roffe
• Niklas Grönberg - Student
• Mikael Niemi - Swedish narrator
• Peter Franzén - Finnish narrator

Notes and References

1. Web site: Populärmusik från Vittula. Swedish Film Database. Swedish. 24 September 2004. 30 September 2016.
2. Web site: Popular Music (2004) Movie Review from Eye for Film.
3. News: Boldemann . Marcus . 2004-09-24 . Södra Sverige får vänta på "Vittula" . sv . . 2023-08-03.