"Ten Hags" / "Ten Graters"
Kymmenen riivinrautaa

Finland 2002 colour 103min Ere Kokkonen Oy

**½

Comedy

cast: Esko Salminen (Rauno Rämekorpi), Santeri Kinnunen (Seppo Sorjonen), Petra Frey (Annikki), Rinna Paatso (Tarja), Kristiina Elstelä (Sonja), Susanna Haavisto (Saara), Rea Mauranen (Irja Hukkanen), Tea Ista (Ulla-Maija), Kari Väänänen, Aino Seppo (Kirsti Korkkalainen), Micke Rejström
credits: dir. Ere Kokkonen and script with Arto Paasilinna (from his novel), DOP Jari Mutikainen, music Olli Ahvenlahti

Rauno Rämekorpi is a big boss and now he's having a big birthday party. He gets lots of presents and flowers. Unfortunately his wife is allergic to the flowers and he has to move them somewhere. He doesn't want to waste his pretty gifts, he calls a taxi and then it starts: he wants to meet all his old lovers and give the presents to them.

The dialogue - it's not very natural. The actors do their roles as routine and that's nothing else but dull to look at. There's funny moments but anyway it all seems kind of old fashioned.

TRIVIA: Director Ere Kokkonen and writer Arto Paasilinna makes cameos in this film. Also violinist Linda Brava (Lampenius) has a quick appearance.

TRIVIA#2: Santeri Kinnunen played a character called Seppo Sorjonen also in the movie Hurmaava joukkoitsemurha.

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