Tommy and the Wildcat (1998) [N/A]

Release Date:
December 18, 1998

Original Title:
Poika ja ilves

Alternate Titles:
Chłopca i rysia
Tommie en de lynx
Tommy och lodjuret
Tommy og gaupa
Томми и Кыся

Genres:
Adventure | Drama | Family

Production Companies:
Balboa 2 ApS
Samsa Film
Wildcat Production

Production Countries:
Denmark | Finland | Luxembourg

Ratings / Certifications:
FI: K-7 

Runtime: 102

Wild animal as a friend, wilderness as hide-out, a great adventure awaits!

Twelve-year-old Tommy reluctantly moves with his father from the big city to a small Lapp village - the childhood home of his mother, who has recently died. The village is close to the northernmost wildlife reserve in the world, where Tommy's father will be working on a project to release a captive lynx into the wild. The boy gradually falls under the spell of his new surroundings, and discovers that his mother was involved in protecting the local lynx, and, when his father's project fails, and the lynx is about to be sold, he decides to set it free himself. A dramatic series of events ensues, and Tommy, through his brave actions, regains the trust and respect of his family and the village.

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Assistant Director:
Ville Suhonen

Costume Design:
Loa Miller

Director:
Raimo O. Niemi

Director of Photography:
Kari Sohlberg

Editor:
Jukka Nykänen

Makeup Designer:
Dorte Jacobsen

Original Music Composer:
Søren Hyldgaard

Producer:
Hannu Tuomainen

Production Design:
Pertti Hilkamo

Screenplay:
Ville Suhonen
Martin Daniel

Sound Designer:
Kristian Eidnes Andersen

Story:
Ville Suhonen
Matti Haapanen

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