The final frontier
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The final frontier |
| Original title | The last border - viimeisellä rajalla |
| Country of production | Finland , Sweden , Germany |
| original language | English , Russian , Sami , Swedish |
| Publishing year | 1993 |
| length | 105 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 18 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Mika Kaurismäki |
| script | Alexandra Deman, Mika Kaurismäki, Pia Tikka |
| production |
Willi Bär , Mika Kaurismäki, Klas Olofsson |
| music | Mauri Sumén, Anssi Tikanmäki |
| camera | Timo Salminen |
| cut | Mika Kaurismäki |
| occupation | |
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The Last Frontier is an end- of -time film by Mika Kaurismäki released in Finland on August 20, 1993. The Finnish-Swedish-German co-production celebrated its international premiere on September 12, 1993 in the Midnight Madness section at the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada .
action
The film is set in 2009. An environmental disaster has largely turned the earth into a desert and forced mankind to live on the Russian and inhospitable tundra near the Arctic Circle . The dreaded Duke terrorized the local population with his motorized rocker gang under the tolerance of the military government, with whom Duke does dirty business. The bikers' favorite sport is a kind of "motorcycle polo". Sitting on their motorcycles, they play polo with human heads to the deafening noise generated by cranked heavy metal music .
Meanwhile, Duke's ex-boyfriend Jake escaped from prison. This was once betrayed by Duke and now goes in search of him to get revenge and to put an end to him and the terror of his gang.
criticism
The editorial team of Cinema.de sums it up succinctly: “Jürgen Prochnow is terrorizing the villages as a rocker.” Harald Keller from the TAZ writes somewhat amused and at the end pays another tribute to the late Matti Pellonpää ; “Unlike the biotopes, the motorcycle rockers have survived and are terrorizing the villages on the Russian tundra. Always ahead übelt Jurgen Prochnow, and because Mika Kaurismäki has staged the ending wheel are also Kari Väänänen and Matti Pellonpää - Peace to his scam - not far off "The. Filmdienst can not abgewinnen much the film and holds it for a" cheaply produced, up to Ridiculous exaggerated mixture of spaghetti westerns and biker films. ”Only in a few moments would he succeed in“ the intended ironization of genre clichés ”. Kino.de calls the film on its website “Mad Max for the poor” or “Mad Mäxchen” and writes in its short review, also referring to Aki Kaurismäki, the director's brother, and Jürgen Prochnow, also quite amused: “. ..in a production by the second best-known Finnish director Mika Kaurismäki, which connoisseurs like to certify that he makes much more entertaining films than his depressed brother Aki. Ex- “boat” captain Jürgen Prochnow can be discovered as a picturesque villain who kills everything that doesn't greet respectfully enough and plays football with their heads. ”But the film is a“ good appetizer for die-hard science fiction and action fans who will also attract more demanding customers through the director and leading actor. "
Trivia
- The international title of the film is The Last Border .
- Three former members (Sakke Järvenpää, Mato Valtonen, Mauri Sumén) of the Finnish band Leningrad Cowboys can be seen in the film.
- Finnish actors Matti Pellonpää and Kari Väänänen also appear again in the film. They can be seen again and again in the works of Mika Kaurismäki and his brother Aki since the early 1980s (Matti since 1981, Kari since 1984) .
Web links
- The last frontier in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The last frontier at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Info about The Final Frontier on TV Wish List .
- ↑ Editorial review : The last border - with Jürgen Prochnow, staged by the Finn Mika Kaurismäki. In: Cinema.de .
- ↑ Harald Keller: Couchpotato's Chips & Tip. In: The daily newspaper. June 7, 1997.
- ^ Film service: The Last Border. In: Filmdienst.
- ↑ The Last Border - viimeisellä rajalla In: Kino.de