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Elina: As If I Wasn't There

6.3(26)20031h 17m2

In rural Sweden of the early 1950s, little Elina goes to school again after recovering from tuberculosis, the same illness that has killed her father a few years earlier. Elina's family belongs to Finnish-speaking Finns frowned upon by a staunch schoolmistress who starts hounding Elina for questioning her authority. Elina's mother, sister, and a liberal young male teacher all try to mediate the ensuing battle of wills between Elina and Miss Holm. Elina finds consolation in wandering out on the dangerous marshlands to have imaginary conversations with her dead father. Written by Markku Kuoppamäki

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Released
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Language
Finnish
  • based on novel or book
  • sweden
  • finnish
  • linguistic minority

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Director

Klaus Härö

Produced in

Finland, Sweden

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereChicago International Children's Film Festival24 Oct 2003
  • FinlandFI

    • PremiereOulu International Children's Film Festival17 Nov 2002
    • TheatricalS7 Mar 2003
  • SwedenSE

    • PremiereBtlGothenburg Film Festival29 Jan 2003
    • TheatricalBtl31 Jan 2003
    • PhysicalBtlDVD release26 Nov 2003

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Elina: As If I Wasn't There was released on 31 January 2003.

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