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  • 2010
  • Olive Films
  • 1 h 14 m
  • 2010
  • Olive Films
  • 1 h 14 m
Letters to Father Jaakob

Summary Letters to Father Jacob is a warm-hearted and touching story of Leila, a life sentence prisoner who has just been pardoned. When she is released from prison, she is offered a job at a secluded parsonage; she moves there against her will. Leila is used to taking care only of herself, so trouble is to be expected when she starts working as...

Directed By: Klaus Härö

Written By: Jaana Makkonen, Klaus Härö

  • 2010
  • Olive Films
  • 1 h 14 m
  • 2010
  • Olive Films
  • 1 h 14 m

Letters to Father Jaakob

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary Letters to Father Jacob is a warm-hearted and touching story of Leila, a life sentence prisoner who has just been pardoned. When she is released from prison, she is offered a job at a secluded parsonage; she moves there against her will. Leila is used to taking care only of herself, so trouble is to be expected when she starts working as...

Directed By: Klaus Härö

Written By: Jaana Makkonen, Klaus Härö

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The director's magisterial control over the proceedings makes something fresh and heartrending out of predictable material, particularly for older, thoughtful audiences.
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The kind of film that makes a truly lasting impression despite its brevity.
By Michael Rechtshaffen FULL REVIEW
75
Letters could be dismissed as a soap opera, but that would be unfair to this beautiful work. It features tender performances by Kaarina Hazard (Leila) and Jukka Keinonen (Jacob), as well as beautiful cinematography by Tuomo Hutri.
By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW
70
By the time Leila's brow furrows in concern for the father, the film has absolutely earned its tug at your heart.
By Ernest Hardy FULL REVIEW
60
Letters transforms a picture-postcard location and odd-couple narrative into a pretty, and pretty predictable, snooze. Yet the acting is flawless, the tone gentle and observational, and Leila's transformation, when it occurs, is unforced and unaccompanied by pious lecturing.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
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There's only one thing worse than a leaden moral fable that tackles issues of forgiveness with sledgehammer contrivances, and that's one that attempts to mask its manipulative corniness with an air of trumped-up gravity.
By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Kinotar, Yleisradio (YLE)
Release Date Oct 8, 2010
Duration 1 h 14 m
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Website http://www.alcine-terran.com/tegami/
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Awards

Jussi Awards
• 4 Wins & 9 Nominations
Rouen Nordic Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
Cairo International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

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