Eila
Drama
A cleaning woman decides to sue the state for illegal discharge.
Director
Jarmo Lampela
Writers
N/A
Stars
Sari Mällinen, Ilkka Koivula, Hannes Suominen
Release Date
March 14, 2003
Language
Finnish
Country
Finland
🏆 2
Wins
🎯 7
Nominations
💬 2
Reviews
🎭 Top Cast
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Sari Mällinen
as Eila Salonen
Ilkka Koivula
as Timo
Hannes Suominen
as Mika
Kristiina Halkola
as Pirkko Karvinen
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Johanna Kerttula
as Mari Lainio
Kari Hietalahti
as Kai Pylkkänen
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Aino Lehtimäki
as Laina
👤
Irja Matikainen
as Laskupää
Juha Muje
as Sauli Korpivuori
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Elina Hietala
as Jonna
💰 Box Office
$128,793
Worldwide Gross
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Helsinki, Finland
Production
Blind Spot Pictures
🏷️ Keywords
fired from a jobwomangovernmentworkstrike
🎯 Categories
FinnishDrama
⭐ Featured Review
A shade of Frank Capra in our days
"A woman who has worked all her life in the same cleaning company is discharged with no proper reason among a big group of workers. The situation is difficult as she would need money to help her son who just got out of jail. "Eila" is a glorious anthem for the strength of community as they realize to understand the mutual and realistic goals of justice in the tough world of business. The viewer can also focus on the kind mother's individual growth who refuses to be pushed around no more. Jarno Lampela sticks to be the very professional director of the day with this movie which ..."
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📖 Synopsis
A cleaning woman decides to sue the state for illegal discharge.