怪老爹上路中（芬蘭/德國/2022/喜劇/劇情）
THE GRUMP: IN SEARCH OF AN ESCORT (FINLAND/GERMANY/2022/COMEDY/DRAMA)
MIELENSÄPAHOITTAJA ESKORTTIA ETSIMÄSSÄ
語言：芬蘭語、英語、德語
Language: Finnish, English, German
劇情簡介
怪老爹在芬蘭偏鄉過著他的日常生活，他忙於農場工作，但關於哥哥Tarmo的回憶卻困擾著他。Tarmo幾十年前搬到了德國，雖然小時候兄弟倆很親，但自從哥哥離開後就沒有聯繫。
有一天，脾氣暴躁的怪老爹撞壞了自己的愛車Escort，現在成了報廢車。怪老爹對汽車有特別要求，他不能將就於其他舊車。搜尋之後，他發現距離最近的1972年份Escort在德國。怪老爹在銀行領了錢裝進手提箱，出發前往德國。沒想到一上路就困難重重！怪老爹被搶了，當他在醫院醒來，他的兄弟Tarmo就在床邊。性格截然相反的兄弟倆一起去尋找Escort，在過程中重新認識對方。
雖然偶有分歧，但兄弟倆開始更加了解彼此。他們都經歷過人生的失落，現在他們不想再失去彼此。為了讓生活變得有意義，他們願意付出多少？《怪老爹上路中》是一部關於療癒舊傷的電影。一個關於和解與寬恕的故事。
導演：米卡郭利斯馬基
製片：尤卡海勒，馬庫斯塞林，漢娜維洛萊能，拉烏萊納特
製作公司：Solar Films (芬蘭), Aspekt Telefilm (德國)
演員：海奇基努恩，卡里瓦那寧，西魯薩伯拉，伊卡佛斯，瑪麗佩蘭克斯基，維勒蒂霍能，蒂娜莉米
影展
• 2022年漢堡電影節正式入選
• 2022年羅德岱堡國際電影節
• 2023年Donald Ephraim棕櫚灘電影節正式入選
影評：
• 《怪老爹上路中》的風格介於悲劇與喜劇之間，幽默簡潔，講述了一個關於和解與寬恕的美好故事。
• 「一場悲喜劇公路旅行，充滿會心微笑、荒謬場景和出色的演員陣容。」Spiel Film
• 芬蘭地方喜劇再次證明了票房力量，《怪老爹上路中》（2022）是由托馬斯凱羅創作的怪老爹系列第三部改編作品，是當年芬蘭最賣座的電影。
Synopsis
The Grump’s everyday life in the deepest of Finland rolls forward according to old routines. He’s busy working on his farm, but memories of his big brother Tarmo are bothering him. Tarmo moved to Germany decades ago, and the brothers haven’t been in touch, even though they were best friends when they were children.
One day the Grump crashes his beloved Escort, and the car is taken to the junkyard. But the Grump is particular when it comes to cars; any old car won’t do. The nearest 1972 Escort is found in Germany. The Grump withdraws a suitcase full of money at the local bank and heads to Germany.
The hardships start already on the Reeperbahn. The Grump is robbed and wakes up in a hospital with his brother Tarmo by his bed. The brothers, who later prove to be the total opposites of one another, go look for an Escort together and end up getting to know each other again in the process.
Little by little, after a number of disagreements, the brothers start to understand each other better. They both have experienced losses in life, and now they don’t want to lose each other again. How far are they ready to go to achieve the thing that makes life worth living?
The Grump: In Search of an Escort is a film about healing decades-old wounds. It’s a story about reconciliation and forgiveness.
Director: Mika Kaurismäki
Producers: Jukka Helle, Markus Selin, Hanna Virolainen, Raoul Reinert
Production Co: Solar Films (Finland), Aspekt Telefilm (Germany)
Cast: Heikki Kinnunen, Kari Väänänen, Silu Seppälä, Ilkka Forss, Mari Perankoski, Ville Tiihonen, Tiina Lymi
Festivals:
• Official Selection, FilmFest Hamburg 2022.
• Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival 2022.
• Official Selection, Donald Ephraim Palm Beach Film Festival 2023
Reviews:
• Moving between tragedy and comedy, with dry, laconic humour, The Grump: In Search of an Escort is a feel-good story about reconciliation and forgiveness.
• “A tragicomic road trip with dry humour, absurd situations and a good cast.” Spiel Film
• Finnish folksy comedy proved it’s might once again, when The Grump: In Search of an Escort (2022), the third adaptation in the series about the character Grump created by Tuomas Kyrö, became the most watched film in Finland…
