Bad Family (film)

Bad Family
Promotional poster
FinnishPaha perhe
Directed byAleksi Salmenperä
Written byAleksi Salmenperä
Produced byAki Kaurismäki
StarringVille Virtanen
Lauri Tilkanen
Pihla Viitala
Vera Kiiskinen
CinematographyTuomo Hutri
Edited bySamu Heikkilä
Music byVille Tanttu
Distributed bySandrew Metronome
Release date
  • 29 January 2010 (2010-01-29)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryFinland
LanguageFinnish
Budget1.6 million[citation needed]

Bad Family (Finnish: Paha perhe) is a 2010 Finnish drama film written and directed by Aleksi Salmenperä and produced by Aki Kaurismäki. The film tells the story of an overly protective and controlling father who suspects incest is taking place between his own son and daughter. These growing suspicions and concerns cause the father to become delusional and unrelenting in his quest to end the love affair between his children.

Distributed domestically by Sandrew Metronome, Bad Family was theatrically released in Finland on 29 January 2010. From 14 to 21 February 2010 it was screened at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]

  1. ^ Film File - Bad Family, berlinale.de. Accessed March 11, 2010.