Letters to Father Jacob
- Kaarina Hazard: Leila Sten
- Jukka Keinonen: postman
- Heikki Nousiainen: Pastor Jacob Ljube
Postia pappi Jaakobille ( dt: Letters to Father Jacob ) is a film by the Finnish director Klaus Härö from the year 2009.
Action
Leila Sten must serve a life sentence when she is unexpectedly pardoned after twelve years. The condition is that it pulls to the blind Pastor Jacob and helps him in the household. In particular, they should him the letters he receives from around the country of solace seekers, read and answer for him. However, by this function, it is not excited and done it very half-hearted: It fits, and causes the postman that he shuns the house of Jacob. In addition, it does not conduct, to reduce the in their view very monotonous work, some letters to the pastor continues, but throws it into the well. Jacob, meanwhile, asks why the post fails more and begins to doubt himself.
One day Jacob Leila commissioned to cover the table with Chinese panel, as he awaits guests. He wears the priest's complete and runs in the nearby church in order to discourage that a supposed marriage. However, no one comes and the church is left blank. Leila has followed him and when he asks her to take him home, she says "no", goes and leaves Jacob alone. He feels ready to die and lies down on the church floor. Leila grabs her suitcase, however, and calls a taxi. When the driver asks for the destination, it is silent and returns to the house. There she commits suicide attempt that fails because Jacob returns exactly at this moment in his house. They now realize that they must help the priest and directed letters. She tells Jacob their own life story and her crimes, namely that they murdered the husband of her sister Liisa because he has beaten Liisa. Just as Leila's mother she herself beaten and Liisa helped her Leila Liisa wanted to help with this act. Jacob asks if the letter has a sender. " Yes ," says Leila and Jacob adds: " Leila Sten ". He hands her a stack of letters, in which Liisa asks him to work for Leila's pardon. As she begins to read the letters, Jacob wants to make tea and coffee and dies while in his home.
Awards
The film was awarded with several prizes, including:
2009
- International Film Festival Mannheim -Heidelberg
- Big Award of Mannheim -Heidelberg
- Golden Pyramid, Saad El -Din Wahba - Award for Best Original Screenplay
2010
- Jussi
- Best Picture
- Best Director
- Best Actor ( Heikki Nousiainen )
- Best Original Score
- Santa Barbara International Film Festival
- The Best International Film Award
- Festival du cinéma nordique
- Best Actress ( Kaarina Hazard ), Best Actor ( Heikki Nousiainen ), Audience Award