One-Way Ticket to Mombasa

• Antti Tarvainen: Pete
• Joonas Saartamo: Jusa
• Johanna Rönnlöf Kata

Menolippu Mombasaan is applied as a road movie film by Hannu Tuomainen, which is established in 2002 in Finland.

A German title does not exist for international distribution the English translation of One-Way Ticket to Mombasa has been set.

Action

Pete is 17 years and avid guitarist. In an appearance with his school band, he is suddenly unconscious. The diagnosis, which he receives is not nice because he has cancer, and the doctor can not even guarantee whether he will experience his 18th birthday still him. At the hospital, Pete Jusa gets to know that the room is shared with him, and quickly makes friends with the also terminally ill.

Jusas 18th birthday is celebrated with vodka and accordingly tipsy the friends decide to settle the hospital. You want to meet each still their greatest wish before her death. Jusa would just like to see the beaches of Mombasa, as this topic is his favorite song. Pete on the other hand would like kata he knows from school, confess his love. The but is spending her summer in Lapland, why do the two boys who have already bought the tickets for the flight to Mombasa, on the way to the north.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film contains numerous songs famous Finnish bands. So were Apocalyptica ( Fade to Black ), Nightwish ( Over the Hills ), Amorphis (Kuusamo ), HIM ( Wicked Game ), Timo Rautiainen ja Trio Niskalaukaus (Tie ) To / Die / For ( In the Heat of the Night ) and Diablo (Dancing Queen) musically involved.

Awards

The film was nominated in several categories for the Jussi Award 2003, namely, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Screenplay, Best Sound, Best Supporting Actor ( Joonas Saartamo ) and Best Music. He has won, but only the audience award.