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Renewing Mikael

Renewing Mikael

2014Short⏱️ 6m
ShortComedyDrama
7.5
IMDB Rating
11 votes

Mikael hears that he has only six months to live. He decides that he will look good at the coffin.

Director
Joonas Makkonen
Writers
N/A
Stars
Raimo Hytti, Maria Kunnari, Joonas Makkonen
Release Date
April 5, 2014
Language
Finnish
Country
Finland
🏆 6
Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

👤
Raimo Hytti
as the Doctor
👤
Maria Kunnari
as Woman at the Funeral
Joonas Makkonen
Joonas Makkonen
as Man at the Funeral
Jari Manninen
Jari Manninen
as Mikael
Enni Ojutkangas
Enni Ojutkangas
as the Prostitute
👤
Esteri Orjasniemi
as Woman at the Funeral

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
16:9 HD
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
Rovaniemi, Finland
Production
Jo-Jo the Dog Films

🏷️ Keywords

dark comedycoffinsix months to liveliposuctionobsession

🎯 Categories

FinnishDark ComedyComedyDramaShort

💡 Did You Know?

This film was completed within 100 hours, for the world's biggest 100 Hour film making challenge called the 100 Hour Film Race 2013. The film made it as the 2nd from the race, and also got awards for Best Directing, Best Acting Ensemble, Best Leading Actor, Best Original Music Score (shared with other film), Best Make-Up and Best Poster. At the very end at the film, there is a dead corpse's face at the frame. The very realistic looking blood vessels and the pale dead face for the corpse were made as a visual effects by Tero Malinen. There wasn't any special make-up at the film. But the visual effects looked to be very realistic looking, because the film ended up to won the Best Make-Up award, instead of getting award for the best visual effects.

📖 Synopsis

Mikael hears that he has only six months to live. He decides that he will look good at the coffin.