A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
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
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.
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
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