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  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • GoDigital Media Group
  • 1 h 24 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • GoDigital Media Group
  • 1 h 24 m
Reindeerspotting: Escape from Santaland

Summary Reindeerspotting is a documentary film of a group of young guys living in Rovaniemi, Arctic Circle, dabbling in petty crime and hard drugs. One of them, Jani, has lost five years of his life and two fingers to his lifestyle. He wants to leave Lapland and his old life behind. Robbing a supermarket is a start for his getaway. A few years b...

Directed By: Joonas Neuvonen

Written By: Sadri Cetinkaya, Venla Varha, Joonas Neuvonen

  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • GoDigital Media Group
  • 1 h 24 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • GoDigital Media Group
  • 1 h 24 m

Reindeerspotting: Escape from Santaland

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Summary Reindeerspotting is a documentary film of a group of young guys living in Rovaniemi, Arctic Circle, dabbling in petty crime and hard drugs. One of them, Jani, has lost five years of his life and two fingers to his lifestyle. He wants to leave Lapland and his old life behind. Robbing a supermarket is a start for his getaway. A few years b...

Directed By: Joonas Neuvonen

Written By: Sadri Cetinkaya, Venla Varha, Joonas Neuvonen

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Jun 7, 2011
While it never hits the gritty heights of you-are-there junky journalism à la Larry Clark's "Tulsa," you still feel as if you've personally toured the abyss.
By David Fear FULL REVIEW
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Jun 9, 2011
It's also a pretty familiar story, and "Reindeer," despite Mr. Neuvonen's verve and Jani's charisma, can drag. Like a lot of addiction stories, it starts to mirror the monotony and self-absorption of the addict's life.
By Mike Hale FULL REVIEW
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Jun 7, 2011
With an obvious nod to "Trainspotting," Joonas Neuvonen's junkie documentary Reindeerspotting combines the greasy immediacy of that Danny Boyle parable, the naked candor of Larry Clark's "Tulsa" and the laconic poetry of William S. Burroughs' "Junkie."
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Jun 7, 2011
Mostly pathetic but on occasion grimly funny.
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Production Company Bronson Club, Yleisradio (YLE)
Release Date Jun 8, 2011
Duration 1 h 24 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.facebook.com/pages/Reindeerspotting-Escape-from-Santaland/363719898410
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Awards

Jussi Awards
• 2 Nominations
Locarno International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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