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The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki

The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki

2016 · 95 min · FI · NR · 6.7 (78 votes)
Dir. Juho Kuosmanen · Starring Jarkko Lahti, Oona Airola, Eero Milonoff, Joanna Haartti, Esko Barquero, Elma Milonoff · Music Miika Snåre
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Summer 1962 and Olli Mäki has a shot at the world championship title in featherweight boxing. From the Finnish countryside to the bright lights of Helsinki, everything has been prepared for his fame and fortune. All Olli has to do is lose weight and concentrate. But there is a problem – he has fallen in love with Raija.

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A tender, black-and-white portrait of a boxer torn between ambition and burgeoning love. It feels like a quiet, intimate memory, captured with a gentle, wistful gaze that lingers long after the credits roll.

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