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Popular Music

6.3 / 10 2004 1h 45mNR Swedish
ComedyDrama

Storyline

Matti and Niila, growing up in the mid-sixties in the harsh and conservative environment of a Finnish-speaking part of Tornedalen in Swedish Laponia, close to the Finnish border. Their big dream is to become rock stars. In the present the now grown-up Matti feels guilt for the death of his drug-addicted rock star friend Niila.

Cast & Crew

Max Enderfors

Max Enderfors

Matti (age 15)

Lead
Andreas af Enehielm

Andreas af Enehielm

Niila (age 15)

NU

Niklas Ulfvarson

Matti (age 7)

TV

Tommy Vallikari

Niila (age 7)

Jarmo Mäkinen

Jarmo Mäkinen

Isak, Niila's Father

Kati Outinen

Kati Outinen

Päivi, Niila's Mother

Björn Kjellman

Björn Kjellman

Greger

Lennart Jähkel

Lennart Jähkel

Einari

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Reza Bagher's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Popular Music is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker