Concrete Night

Concrete Night (Finnish: Betoniyö) is a 2013 drama film directed by Finnish filmmaker Pirjo Honkasalo. The film is based on a novel with the same name, written by Pirkko Saisio and published in 1981, though adapted to modern times. The story has also been adapted to theatre and has been played in Finland and in Venezuela.[1] Concrete Night had its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival in the Masters Series in September 2013. The film was shot in the Helsinki area in Finland in September and October 2012.[2] Produced by Misha Jaari and Mark Lwoff from production company Bufo and co-produced by Swedish Plattform Produktion and Danish Magic Hour Film, the film was funded by Finnish Film Foundation, Yle, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Swedish Film Institute, Danish Film Institute and Danske Radio. The film was nominated for the 2014 Nordic Council Film Prize. It was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.[3][4]

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Concrete Night
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Directed by	Pirjo Honkasalo
Written by	Pirjo Honkasalo Pirkko Saisio
Based on	Betoniyö by Pirkko Saisio
Produced by	Mark Lwoff Misha Jaari
Starring	Johannes Brotherus Jari Virman Anneli Karppinen Juhan Ulfsak
Cinematography	Peter Flinckenberg
Edited by	Niels Pagh Andersen
Production companies	Bufo Magic Hour Films Plattform Produktion
Release date	7 September 2013 (2013-09-07)
Running time	93 minutes
Countries	Finland, Sweden, Denmark
Language	Finnish