'The Killing of a Cat'
Kissan kuolema (Kattens död)
La mort du chat (French title)
Der Tod der Katze (German title)

Finland 1994 colour 89 min MovieMakers Sweden Ab, Yleisradio Oy

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Drama

cast: Marja Pyykkö (Nitta), Kalle Ahola (Ari), Kaija Kangas (Liisa), Eero Saarinen (Keme), Rea Mauranen (Annikki), Helena Vierikko (Siru), Marjaana Maijala, Peter Franzén, Sulevi Peltola, Riku Suokas
credits: dir. and script Raimo O. Niemi, prod. Claes Olsson and Bert Sundberg, music Yari

The main character of the movie is Nitta, an young and angry woman, who lives in so called school home. She seems to be bored into her life behind laws and orders. The fact is, she and the other teen girls in the school home have a secret which has something to do with their teachers.

There's a good idea behind the story. But the movie doesn't work very well anyway. It has idly fitting dialogue and some scenes that look pretty unnecessary for the story. A good movie is one that makes you to forget that you're watching a movie. This flick can't make it.

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