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The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic

Original title: Sokea mies joka ei halunnut nähdä Titanicia
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  • 1h 22m
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The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic (2021)
Jaakko and Sirpa have never met face to face but used to talk on the phone every day. When he heard about her declining health, he decides to go meet her in another city ,and when he saw he was blind and paralyzed from the chest down.
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Jaakko and Sirpa have never met face to face but used to talk on the phone every day. When he heard about her declining health, he decides to go meet her in another city ,and when he saw he ... Read allJaakko and Sirpa have never met face to face but used to talk on the phone every day. When he heard about her declining health, he decides to go meet her in another city ,and when he saw he was blind and paralyzed from the chest down.Jaakko and Sirpa have never met face to face but used to talk on the phone every day. When he heard about her declining health, he decides to go meet her in another city ,and when he saw he was blind and paralyzed from the chest down.
IMDb RATING
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945
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    • Petri Poikolainen
    • Marjaana Maijala
    • Samuli Jaskio
    • Teemu Nikki
    • Teemu Nikki
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    • Petri Poikolainen
    • Marjaana Maijala
    • Samuli Jaskio
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    • 3User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
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    Petri Poikolainen
    • Jaakko
    Marjaana Maijala
    Marjaana Maijala
    • Sirpa
    Samuli Jaskio
    • Mr Scorpions
    Hannamaija Nikander
    Hannamaija Nikander
    • Wilkes…
    Lassi Poikolainen
    • Juoksija…
    Kimmo Vehviläinen
    • Radiojuontaja
    • (voice)
    Suvi Hartlin
    • Radiojuontaja
    • (voice)
    Minttu Mustakallio
    • Naapuri
    • (voice)
    Tuomas Uusitalo
    • Naapuri
    • (voice)
    Niina Virtanen
    • Sirpan kädet
    Aino Suvanto
    • VR-asiakaspalvelija
    • (voice)
    Teemu Kanerva
    • Taksikuski
    Erika Säilynkangas
    • Nainen punaisissa
    Pasi Hakkio
    • Konduktööri
    Tuula Nikkola
    • Nainen asemalaiturilla
    Leino Kaspar Sandhu
    • Lapsi junassa
    • (voice)
    Jussi Sandhu
    • Mies junassa
    • (voice)
    Mikko Soukkala
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    • Trivia
      The main role was tailor-made for Petri Poikolainen, who like his character has lost his sight and much of the mobility due to multiple sclerosis.
    • Quotes

      Sirpa: What's the last film you saw?

      Jaakko: Towards the end, I was watching John Carpenter's films. When I couldn't tell the difference between Kurt Russell and the husky, I stopped.

    • Crazy credits
      The opening credits are shown in braille with speech synthesis voice over.
    • Connections
      References One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
    • Soundtracks
      Nyt on sinun aikasi
      Written by Joose Keskitalo

      Arranged by Antti Lind, Otto Eskelinen and Eero Tikkanen

      Performed by Joose Keskitalo

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    9/10
    The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic [2021, Finland]
    I was able to catch a screening at my local film festival. Not knowing what the movie was about, I bought a ticket as I was super intrigued by the title. From the film's title, I was expecting some sort of deep symbolic meaning from the film. It turns out the title is exactly what the movie is about. A blind man who did not want to see titanic, well, and a little bit more.

    We follow our main character, who is a film lover, especially John Carpenter and James Cameron. He loves Alien, Terminator, The Abyss, but refuses to watch Titanic as he considers it a turd. No joke. Our main character is slowly going blind and paralyzed from the waist down. Every day he talks to a girl on the phone, which is his only daily activity. When he realizes that her health is declining, he decides to go visit her.

    This movie is technically perfect. It is able to immerse me and show how someone who is visually impaired lives and how they perceive the world, and in that aspect, this movie already scored a 10 for me. The whole film uses extreme closeups and shallow focus and only uses sound to immerse us in the world of our character, we see nothing but our character's face throughout the whole film, and not one single second was I bored. This technique causes every sound in the background to be heightened, immersing us in the film.

    This movie was so hilarious at points I couldn't stop laughing, and I can dare say that it is funnier than many comedies I see nowadays. But don't be fooled, this is also one of the most intense films I have seen in years.

    My only problem is the direction the film went; it could have gone any direction it wanted, but it chose the most anxiety-stricken path and placed our character in a situation he did not deserve. It upsets me that the amoral characters in the film never got the comeuppance they deserve. Besides that, this movie is such a great joy to watch, and I can't wait and hope for more people to see it.

    9/10.
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    • Jul 27, 2022

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      • September 10, 2021 (Finland)
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