Ricky Rapper / Risto Räppääj
Finnland , 2008.

Directed by: Mari Rantasila
Script: Sinikka Nopola, Tiina Nopola
Producer: Risto Salomaa, Lasse Saarinen
Production company: Kinotar Oy productions
Cinematography: Timo Heinänen
Editing: Tuuli Kuittinen
Music: Iiro Rantala
Cast: Niilo Sipilä, Mimmi Lounela, Annu Valonen, Ulla Tapaninen, Martti Suosalo, Ullariikka Koskela, Teemu Aromaa

Format: 35mm
Running time: 78'

Synopsis
Risto is ten years old and an ace drummer. He lives with his Aunt Serena – who becomes the source of Risto‘s problems. She writes a love letter to the bachelor who lives below the Rappers. But then Nelly, the new girl in the house, gets hold of the letter and thinks that Risto wrote it to her. In teh end Nelly and Risto end up becoming really good friends. When one day Aunt Serena breaks her leg Aunt Fanny helps run the household. At fi rst the children think the old dragon is planning a crime, but then they discover she is plotting something even darker: Aunt Fanny is an old rock‘n‘roller...

Awards
Jussi Awards 2009 Best Music

Directors Biography
Mari Rantasila has worked as a director since 1999. After directing two short fiction films 'Grapefruit' (1999) and 'Parting' (2002), she did a feature length TV-film 'Kiltin Yön Lahjat' (2004).2008 was premiere of her first feature family film 'Ricky Rapper', which was number one Finnish film in the cinemas in 2008 and number six in over all ranking. Apart from her directing career, Mari Rantasila is one of the leading actors in Finland.

Location and screening schedule:
Europa Cinema, Tuesday, October 20th at 13.00
MOVIEPLEX Cinema, Tuesday, October 20th at 18.00