Jill & Joy and the Sleeping Clock

  • Saara Cantell
  • Finland
  • 2018
  • 78'
  • Onneli, Anneli ja nukutuskello

Ena and Ana receive a mission from their neighbours to look after their brother, the absentminded inventor Gadgetus. The girls discover the wonders of Gadgetus’ farm, which soon faces demolition because it stands right at the sight of a new freeway. In order to save it, our heroines first have to learn about the world of dreams in order to ask for help inside it. Their adventure will involve one of Gadgetus’ inventions, a miniature pig and the local residents. The film is based on a popular novel by author Marjatta Kurenniemi and it is a tale of the exciting moments of childhood without parent supervision and summer, the time when everything seems possible.

Subtitles: HR

Saara Cantell

Award-winning director and scriptwriter. Author of nine commercially successful feature films of different genres. Four of those are adaptations of popular children’s books by Marjatta Kurenniemi: the family adventure drama Una and Nuuk (2006), drama Heartbeats (2009), historic romance Stars Above (2012), romantic comedy The Only Ones (2013), etc.

Jill & Joy and the Sleeping Clock

Director
Saara Cantell
Screenplay
Sami Keski-Vähälä
Cast
Celina Fallström, Olga Ritvanen, Aamu Sorvoja, Ville Myllyrinne, Jaakko Saariluoma, Johanna Af Schultén, Antti Autio, Henna Tanskanen, Kiti Kokkonen, Elina Knihtilä
DOP
Marita Hällfors
Editing
Anne Lakanen
Producer
Teea Hyytiä, Sari Lempiäinen
Production
Zodiak Finland

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