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Wikipedia article




'Letters to Father Jacob' is a 2009 Finnish drama film written and directed by Klaus Hr. Set in the early 1970s and based on a story by Jaana Makkonen, the film tells the story of Leila, a pardoned convict, who becomes an assistant to a blind priest, Jacob. The film depicts her transformation from a sceptic who grudgingly reads letters aloud to her benefactor into a caring savior of the pastor from his despair after the letters stop coming.Lasse Saarinen, [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1364487/synopsis Synopsis], imdb.com. Retrieved 2010-10-08.

In 2022, the film was chosen as the "most touching Finnish film of the 21st century" in the 'Helsingin Sanomat' readers' vote.

Locations



Exteriors were filmed at St. Olaf's Church in Sastamala, Finland ('Pyhn Olavin kirkko'). The interiors were filmed at Holy Cross Church in Hattula ('Pyhn Ristin kirkko').

Accolades



Nordic Film Days, Lbeck, Germany, 4.8.11.2009


Interfilm Church Prize


Audience Award

58th International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg, Germany, 5.15.11.2009


Main Award

33rd Cairo International Film Festival, Egypt, 10.20.11.2009


The Golden Pyramid for the Best Film


The Prize for the Best Screenwriter (Klaus Hr)

Black Nights Film Festival, Tallinn, Estonia, 27.11.-6.12.2009


Jury Prize for the Best Director

28th Fajr International Film Festival, Iran, 1.11.2.2010


Crystal Simorgh Prize for the Best Film in the Competition of Quest for Truth & Justice

33rd Gteborg International Film Festival, Sweden, 29.1.8.2.2010


Nordic Film Music Prize (composer Dan Strmbck)

Santa Barbara International Film Festival, USA, 4.14.2.2010


The Best International Film Award

Festival du Cinma Nordique, Rouen, France, 10.21.3.2010


Best Actress Award (Kaarina Hazard)


Best Actor Award (Heikki Nousiainen)


Audience Award

Cape Winelands Film Festival, South Africa, 17.27.3.2010


Special Mention Award (actor Heikki Nousiainen)

Hong Kong International Film Festival, 21.3.11.4.2010


SIGNIS Commendation

RiverRun International Film Festival, NC, USA, 15.25.4.2010


BB&T Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature

Festroia, Portugal, 4.13.6.2010


Prize Man and His Environment

Festival de Cine de Huesca, Spain, 4.12.6.2010


Audience Award

References




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