Reunion (2015 film)

Reunion (Finnish: Luokkakokous) is a 2015 Finnish comedy film directed by Taneli Mustonen. It’s the story of three men, Antti, Niklas and Tuomas, traveling back to their old hometown to attend a high school class party, with the goal of realizing a wild weekend of freedom and fun. The film is starring by Sami Hedberg, Aku Hirviniemi and Jaajo Linnonmaa. The film is a Finnish remake of the 2011 Danish comedy film Klassefesten.[1]

Reunion
Original Finnish film poster
Directed byTaneli Mustonen
Written byTaneli Mustonen
Based onKlassefesten by Lars Mering and Claudia Boderke
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDaniel Lindholm
Edited byAleksi Raij
Production
company
Distributed byNordisk Films
Release date
25 February 2015
Running time
92 minutes
CountryFinland
LanguageFinnish
BudgetEUR 1,2 million

Reunion premiered on February 25, 2015. The film received a very negative reception from critics, and it has even been called the "worst Finnish film of 2015".[2] Despite the criticism, the film received more than 500,000 viewers in the Finnish movie theaters.[3] It was chosen as the audience's favorite film at the 2016 Jussi Awards.[4]

In 2016, the film received a sequel, Reunion 2: The Bachelor Party, which was also directed by Taneli Mustonen.[5] A second sequel to the film, Reunion 3: Singles Cruise, appeared in 2021, and was directed by Renny Harlin instead of Mustonen.[6][7]

Cast

References
  1. "Reunion". The Finnish Film Foundation. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  2. Koponen, Jenni-Maarit (15 November 2015). "Henkilökuva: Naurua neljän minuutin kohdalla – Näin Luokkakokous-ohjaaja Taneli Mustonen laski hittielokuvan kaavan". YLE (in Finnish). Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  3. Lehtonen, Veli-Pekka (3 January 2015). "Elokuvateattereissa huippuvuosi – Top-kymppiin nousi viisi kotimaista elokuvaa". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  4. Mäenpää, Kukka (19 March 2016). "Luokkakokous on yleisön suosikki! – Taneli Mustosen komedia sai Yleisön suosikkielokuva-palkinnon". YLE (in Finnish). Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  5. Ampuja, Eetu (23 March 2016). "Jaajo juhlii polttareita! Luokkakokous 2 tekeille – kuvaukset alkavat huhtikuussa". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  6. "Renny Harlin ohjaa Luokkakokous 3 -elokuvan: "Luon Suomen kansalle klassikon, josta kaikki voivat nauttia pitkään"". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 4 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  7. Grater, Tom. "Renny Harlin Wraps 'Class Reunion 3', Threequel To Successful Finnish Comedy Series, After Rare Pandemic-Era Shoot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
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