The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic
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| Directed by | Teemu Nikki |
| Written by | Teemu Nikki |
| Produced by | Teemu Nikki Pasi Hakkio Jani Pösö |
| Starring | Petri Poikolainen Marjaana Maijala |
| Cinematography | Sari Aaltonen |
Production companies | It's Alive Films Wacky Tie Films |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic (Finnish: Sokea mies, joka ei halunnut nähdä Titanicia) is a 2021 Finnish comedy-drama film directed by Teemu Nikki.[1][2] It won the best feature film, best screenplay and best leading actor awards from the 2022 Beijing International Film Festival.[3]
Plot
Jaako (Petri Poikolainen) has lost his sight and uses a wheelchair because he has multiple sclerosis. He has a long-distance girlfriend, Sirpa (Marjaana Maijala) who has cancer. When Jaako sets off alone to visit Sirpa he encounters various obstacles.
Cast
- Petri Poikolainen as Jaakko
- Marjaana Maijala as Sirpa
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 93% of 29 critics' reviews are positive.[4] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 76 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[5]
References
- ^ Vuorinen, Terho (12 February 2023). "Aggressiivinen MS-tauti katkaisi Petri Poikolaisen uran kolmekymppisenä – sitten hän nousi unohduksista historiankirjoihin". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Girish, Devika (2 February 2023). "'The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic' Review: Just Like the Movies". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ National Audiovisual Institute. "Sokea mies, joka ei halunnut nähdä Titanicia". Elonet (in Finnish). Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 1 July 2025.