Rollo and the Spirit of the Woods
Appearance
(Redirected from Rölli ja metsänhenki)
Rollo and the Spirit of the Woods | |
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Directed by | Olli Saarela |
Screenplay by | Ilkka Matila Olli Saarela |
Story by | Allu Tuppurainen |
Produced by | Ilkka Matila Marko Röhr |
Starring | Allu Tuppurainen Maria Järvenhelmi Peter Franzén Kari Hietalahti |
Cinematography | Pini Hellstedt |
Edited by | Jan-Olof Svarvar |
Music by | Tuomas Kantelinen |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Finnkino |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | Finland |
Language | Finnish |
Budget | 12 million mk[1] |
Rollo and the Spirit of the Woods (also titled Rolli, Finnish: Rölli ja metsänhenki) is a 2001 Finnish fantasy film directed by Olli Saarela.[2] It is the second film based on the television series Rölli, the first being Rölli – hirmuisia kertomuksia (1991).[3]
Plot
[edit]Hairy and rowdy trolls called rolleys sail to a land inhabited by more peace-loving elves. When the rolleys arrive to the elf village, they scare the elves away and settle down in the village. One of the elves, Milli, a brave elf girl, returns to the village to make a peace with the rolleys. The rolleys do not warm to Milli's peace proposal, but she becomes friends with a rolley called Rölli. It becomes their mission to solve the conflict between the elves and the rolleys.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Allu Tuppurainen as Rölli
- Maria Järvenhelmi as Milli Menninkäinen
- Peter Franzén as Lakeija
- Kari Hietalahti as Riitasointu
- Jussi Lampi as Iso
- Kalle Holmberg as Vaakamestari
- Samuli Edelmann as the elder of the elf village
- Jorma Tommila as the elder of the Rolley tribe
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Rolli (Rölli ja metsän henki)". ses.fi. The Finnish Film Foundation. Archived from the original on October 5, 2006. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ^ "Rölli ja metsänhenki (2001)". elonet.fi. National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ^ "Olli Saarela". nordiskfilm.fi. Nordisk Film. 2010. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ^ "Rölli ja metsänhenki (2001) – Credits". elonet.fi. National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. Retrieved January 23, 2012.