En un confín del mundo

I watched this first Finnish Netflix production with attention and was pleasantly surprised afterward. Formally, this film is labeled a comedy, but expect a dark or very black comedy. With a strong sense of introspection and self-mockery, the film, following a meteorite impact in a small northern village, reveals much of the soul of Finnish villagers. In fact, all the characters can be called colorful and are portrayed with gusto. The meteorite impact brings out many negative traits in people. Distrust and selfishness are universal, but the clumsy, pitiable way in which people deal with themselves and their problems and challenges is, on one hand, full of humor, and on the other, so bleak that you'd sooner cry than laugh. It's a small production without much visually spectacular content, but with enthusiastic acting that has led to an internationally enjoyable and memorable result. Definitely above average, with some scenes and characters you won't forget. A recommendation on Netflix, and I hope they'll make more like it.

From finland ! So much snow. When a meteorite lands in a small village in finland, it sets off a chain of events. And people who have been friends and neighbors for years start doing horrible things to each other. It will be some time before the officials can come pick up the meteorite, so the town decides to set up a twenty four hour guard, so no-one will steal it. And that's when the trouble begins! It's funny and quirky. We see things from the pastor's point of view, and he questions his own beliefs at how everyone in town in acting, when greed is involved. Soundtrack is dubbed into english, also with subtitles, for netflix usa. It's good. And was probably even funnier in the original finnish. Directed by dome karukoski. He's won a ton of film fest awards for various films.

This is netflixs first original film from finland and unfortunatly it was not that great. In this film the main plot revolves around a meteorite that touches down through the roof of a guys car and he makes a museum for the little one. Some try to steal it but the plot is not really there for that. The real focus here is actually a pries named joel. His wife falls pregant but he is steril so knows she cheating on him and sets out to find who it is. There was really not a great deal here but it was humorous in places and the acting and cast were good so it was atelast enjoyable but could have been a bit better.

In a cinematic landscape often choked with formula, this film emerges like a strange flower pushing through frostbitten soil. It's an unusual, one-of-a-kind creation-bizarre, yes, but never grotesque; its oddness is clean, almost naïve, as if it wandered in from a dream that doesn't quite know it's a nightmare.

Firmly rooted in the cold, misty terrain of Scandinavian storytelling, the film embraces the region's dark clichés-stoic silences, emotional undercurrents thicker than snowdrifts, and bleakly beautiful landscapes-only to twist them ever so gently. There's a quiet humour humming underneath the melancholy, like a candle flickering in a wintry cabin.

Despite its eerie tone and occasionally unsettling moments, the film is undeniably likeable. It doesn't try to shock, but rather to charm you into its strange rhythm. A little offbeat, a little uncanny, but deeply sincere-it's a rare gem for those willing to step off the well-lit path and into the soft, snow-laced shadows. Recommended.

Genuinely a decent film with superb acting, the mix-of-emotions was on full-display and that's why I think it was good, and interesting to see the character motives unfold into the movie, giving them a progressive and nuanced perspective that would be carried out into the film.

Firstly, you have the protective father, ish. Trying to find the source of alien activity when the asteroid hits, which made some sense but in the grand scheme of things it wasn't the smartest idea, especially when alot worse could've happened to him. But he's protective, a searcher and investigator, then he becomes brutally honest to his wife about not being able to produce a baby. It was slightly rushed out here, but it did take my fancy as the arc gradually built-up the tension, I just wish their was more subtly to it, and more feelings towards the situation, as that would of tied their arcs perfectly.

I enjoyed the sets, the props, and the camera work, which was mostly good, even if the style did need changing, as it wasn't really panned to make a perspective feel better, more powerful or meaningful, but again the effects and the camera work offers some groundbreaking spectacle on big-proportions.

And the third act, whilst having alot going on and it feeling half-baked, Genuinely didn't let go of the scares, the tension and the drama. And the acting is superb here, giving more then one narrative on their situation. A more layered take, which is what I enjoyed. And the gun and the weaponry made it seem dangerous and powerful and offered a dark looming threat, especially when they are theft dealers, or trying to capture something from the meteor rock. Which made it Entertaining.

I'd rate this film a 6 because it wasn't that bad on the whole, and it did offer some interesting perspectives along-the-way. Enjoyable.