Directed by:
Taru MäkeläScreenplay:
Raija TalvioCinematography:
Jouko SeppäläComposer:
Stein Berge SvendsenCast:
Kati Outinen, Miroslav Etzler, Elena Leeve, Kryštof Hádek, Esko Salminen, Laura Birn, Vesa Vierikko, Tommi Korpela, Denny Ratajský, Petr Stach, Jan Budař (more)Plots(1)
August Fools is a romantic comedy set against the political backdrop of the Cold War. Elsa, a middle-aged milliner and a part-time clairvoyant is apparently in total control of her life –until the man she once loved and lost walks in through the door of her hat shop in Helsinki 1962. Jan a Czech jazz musician, is in town to perform at the "International Festival of Peace and Friendship of the Youth of the World." For more than two decades Elsa believed the man is dead. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Tapio Liinoja](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/295/158295203_558f3b.jpg)
Tapio Liinoja
Finland
Best movies:
Forbidden Fruit (2009)
Princess (2010)
Helene (2020)
![Maria Sid](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/643/158643085_eda58a.jpg)
Maria Sid
Finland
Best movies:
The Year of the Wolf (2007)
Off Track (2022)
Flicker (2012)
![Beata Harju](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/188/159188739_61ec47.png)
Beata Harju
Finland
Best movies:
Moomins on the Riviera (2014)
Bad Family (2010)
Nerve: Voyeur ou joueur? (2016)
![Jukka Kärkkäinen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/653/159653799_fe75df.jpg)
Jukka Kärkkäinen
Finland
Best movies:
The Snow Queen (1986)
A Man's Work (2007)
The Mine (2016)
![Lasse Karkjärvi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/285/158285011_185111.jpg)
Lasse Karkjärvi
Finland
Best movies:
Princess (2010)
August Fools (2013)
Stormheart (2008)
![Redrama](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/198/160198553_68e7f3.jpg)
Redrama
Finland
Best movies:
August Fools (2013)
![Jussi Nikkilä](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/761/159761264_cbf6a9.jpg)
Jussi Nikkilä
Finland
Best movies:
One-way Ticket to Mombasa (2002)
1944: The Final Defence (2007)
Beauty and the Bastard (2005)
![Matti Onnismaa](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/287/159287033_daed6b.jpg)
Matti Onnismaa
Finland
Best movies:
Drifting Clouds (1996)
Promise (2005)
Fallen Leaves (2023)
![Jari Nissinen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/378/159378092_879ab5.jpg)
Jari Nissinen
Finland
Best movies:
Ambush (1999)
The Dissidents (2017)
August Fools (2013)
Tarja Siimes
Finland
Best movies:
August Fools (2013)
Sonja Salminen
Best movies:
August Fools (2013)
Mikko Patronen
Best movies:
August Fools (2013)
![Jaakko Ohtonen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/644/167644730_hxyhw4.jpg)
Jaakko Ohtonen
Best movies:
Unknown Soldier (2017)
August Fools (2013)
Kasimir Baltzar
Best movies:
August Fools (2013)
Veikko Seppälä
Best movies:
August Fools (2013)
Antti I. Pääkkönen
Finland
Best movies:
August Fools (2013)
Force of Habit (2019)
Quest for a Heart (2007)
![Miroslav Hanuš](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/221/166221051_4628db.jpg)
Miroslav Hanuš
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Maškaráda čili Fantom Opery (2009) (theatrical recording)
Soudné sestry (2007) (theatrical recording)
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
![Eeva Putro](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/184/158184187_6dbac4.jpg)
Eeva Putro
Best movies:
Unknown Soldier (2017)
The Border (2007)
Silence (2011)
![Faruk Nazeri](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/340/160340258_37648c.jpg)
Faruk Nazeri
Best movies:
Simo Times Three (2012)
August Fools (2013)
![Veera W. Vilo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/574/159574205_8f601a.jpg)
Veera W. Vilo
Finland
Best movies:
Miss Blue Jeans (2012)
August (2011)
The Girl King (2015)