Concrete Night (2013)

Finland et al., 96 min
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  • Release dates
  • Soundtrack listing
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Basic facts

Media (1)

Original title Betoniyö
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Average rating 3,7 / 5
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • Finland
  • Sweden
  • Denmark
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15 by default, not reviewed
Dialogue
  • Finnish
Swedish release 2014-02-21

Cast

Johannes Britherus

Jari Virman

Juhan Ulfsak

Anneli Karpinen

Plot summary

The film begins in a busy apartment. A big brother is getting ready to serve a prison sentence. Over his last 24 hours, Simo accompanies his older brother Ilkka through a night of fateful...

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Titles

Original title
  • Betoniyö
Swedish release title
  • Betongnatt
International title
  • Concrete Night

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Sound Design
Co-producer
Film Commissioner

Cast

Johannes Britherus
Jari Virman
Juhan Ulfsak
Anneli Karpinen

Companies

Production Company Bufo Oy
Co-Production Company Plattform Produktion AB
Magic Hour Films ApS
Advance allocations Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Suomen Elokuvasäätiö
Det Danske Filminstitut
Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet
Distributor in Sweden Folkets Bio AB 2014
Sales Film Republic

Plot summary

The film begins in a busy apartment. A big brother is getting ready to serve a prison sentence. Over his last 24 hours, Simo accompanies his older brother Ilkka through a night of fateful spectacles.

Swedish censorship / rating

Classification Allowed from age 15 by default, not reviewed


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.35:1
Colour type Black and white
Length in minutes 96 min


Original work

Original title Betoniyö (Novel)
Author Pirkko Saisio


Release dates

Festival showing 2014-01-28 Draken Gothenburg Sweden 96 min 37:e Göteborg International Film Festival.
2014-01-29 Capitol Gothenburg Sweden 96 min 37:e Göteborg International Film Festival.
2014-01-30 Capitol Gothenburg Sweden 96 min 37:e Göteborg International Film Festival.
Release in Sweden 2014-02-21 Sweden
DVD release 2014-06-04 Sweden
Cinematheque screening 2017-12-17 Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type DCP


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2
Poster title Concrete Night


Holdings Scripts

Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title The concrete night. Based on Pirrko Saisio's novel Concrete night. 19.3.2012.
Extent 83 s. Rollista ingår.
Language English


Script type Dialoglista
Extent 21 s. Tidsangivelser.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Extent 61 s. Tidsangivelser.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Extent 63 s. Tidsangivelser.
Language Finnish


Script type Dialoglista
Extent 12 s.
Language English


Script type Musiklista
Extent 1 s.
Language English


Script type Dialoglista
Extent 65 s. Tidsangivelser.
Language English


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Extent 85 s.
Language English


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language English


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language English


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