Tag: Cannes Film Festival

The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki
Film & TV

Review: The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki, WoW Festival

The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli M├ñki (2016) is a charming and beautifully stylised film from Finnish director Juho Kuosmanen; perfectly bringing the WoW Festival to a close. The film retells the true story of underdog boxer Olli M├ñkiÔÇÖs big fight with American champion Davey Moore in Helsinki, 1962. M├ñki (Jarkko Lahti) becomes distracted throughout his preparations for the match however; he has … Continue reading Review: The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli M├ñki, WoW Festival

Sadia Pineda Hameed
Rams
Film & TV

Review: Rams

Gr├¡mur H├íkonarson’s Icelandic film Rams is a darkly comic and at times heartbreaking tale about sheep. The film tells of two feuding brothers, Gummi and Kiddi (Sigur├░ur Sigurj├│nsson and Theod├│r J├║l├¡usson), living in the isolated Icelandic Valleys. They are bitterly competitive when it comes to the local best ram prize, however must put their grudges aside when a threat of scrapie disease puts both their … Continue reading Review: Rams

Sadia Pineda Hameed