Family Time (film)

Family Time
Official poster
FinnishMummola
Directed byTia Kouvo
Written byTia Kouvo
Produced by
  • Jussi Rantamäki
  • Emilia Haukka
Starring
CinematographyJesse Jalonen
Edited byOkku Nuutilainen
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Aurora Studios
  • The Match Factory
Release dates
  • 20 February 2023 (2023-02-20) (Berlinale)
  • 10 November 2023 (2023-11-10) (Finland)
Running time
114 minutes
Countries
  • Finland
  • Sweden
LanguageFinnish

Family Time (Finnish: Mummola) is a 2023 comedy-drama film written and directed by Tia Kouvo in her feature directorial debut. Starring Leena Uotila, Ria Kataja, Elina Knihtilä and Tom Wentzel, the film follows an annual family Christmas get-together that sees the usual tensions rise. It's based on Kouvo's s 2018 short of the same name.[1][2]

The film had its world premiere in the Encounters section of the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival on 20 February 2023. It was chosen as the Finnish entry for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards.[3]

  1. ^ Kouvo, Tia (23 January 2023). "Family Time". Cineuropa. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  2. ^ Calnan, Ellie (31 January 2023). "First trailer for Tia Kouvo's Berlinale Encounters title 'Family Time' (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Tia Kouvon Mummola Suomen Oscar-ehdokkaaksi". Suomen Filmikamari. Retrieved 16 September 2024.