| The Collector | |
| Director: | Auli Mantila |
| Producer: | Tero Kaukomaa |
| Starring: | Leea Klemola |
| Music: | Risto Iissalo |
| Cinematography: | Heikki Färm |
| Editing: | Riitta Poikselkä |
| Distributor: | Finnkino Oy |
| Runtime: | 98 minutes |
| Country: | Finland |
| Language: | Finnish |
| Budget: | FIM 3,342,503 |
The Collector (Finnish: '''Neitoperho''') is a 1997 Finnish drama film directed by Auli Mantila.[1] The dark road movie tells the story of a work-avoiding woman who one day, out of frustration, steals the money from her sister and, with the help of a stolen car, sets off aimlessly to commit more crimes. According to director Mantila, the film was loosely inspired by is a 1963 thriller novel The Collector by John Fowles.[2]
The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Academy Awards, but was not accepted, as a nominee.[3] [4]