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6.9/10
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A comedy about the tragedy of being forever young.A comedy about the tragedy of being forever young.A comedy about the tragedy of being forever young.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 6 nominations
Samu Heikkilä
- Merisään lukija
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- TriviaDirect English translation would be "Company* Games" - i.e. *as in of people (not business) - so possibly, rather "Group Games" - so that of the original Finnish titling is far more appropriate to what unfolds in this: the given English titling ('Games People Play') is misleading in that it implies deliberate trickiness, subterfuge, even malice; not necessarily apt to this story / plotline.
- ConnectionsReferences McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
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It's a tale of old friends, the kind most of us have. There's too much complicated history and hidden bottled feelings. They only act a certain way among these friends and it's difficult to bring new people into the mix as they don't understand the weird rituals and ways of the group. Alcohol only fuels their behaviour and the tension builds.
This could happen at any Finnish summerhouse during a drunken weekend. The atmosphere feels familiar and at times uncomfortable as you recognize yourself and people you know from these characters. It's a good film tho and very true to how messy our lives can be. It's a reminder of how at some point you should just remove yourself from a crowd that "brings the worst out in people" and not look back. Some memory lanes are not worth the trouble and best kept in history.
This could happen at any Finnish summerhouse during a drunken weekend. The atmosphere feels familiar and at times uncomfortable as you recognize yourself and people you know from these characters. It's a good film tho and very true to how messy our lives can be. It's a reminder of how at some point you should just remove yourself from a crowd that "brings the worst out in people" and not look back. Some memory lanes are not worth the trouble and best kept in history.
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- Ігри, в які грають люди
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- €1,453,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 57 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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