For the Living and the Dead

2005 · 99 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 283 VOTES · DIR. Kari Paljakka

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Overview

An ordinary suburban family is shattered when their youngest son is killed in an accidental fire while locked inside the family's car on their yard. Mother Marja can't stop crying, father Jaakko can't cry at all but blames himself for the fire. Their remaining son Timo develops problems at school because of his constant worries about his parents' safety. In their grief, Marja and her sister Leena have to confront an old family secret, their little sister's accidental death for which Leena has quietly blamed herself through decades.

Dialogue Timeline — 564 lines

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00:00:03 The film is based on true events and ''A June Sunday Twelve-Fifteen'', a book by Gösta Karf
00:03:33 I shouted the boys' names, tried to grope the car floor.
00:07:25 We won't. -Why not?
00:12:20 He was just here.
00:15:30 I'll never leave you. I promise.
00:26:06 Packalen from the Pori factory came to take a look around here.
00:29:04 Henrik! Timo!
00:31:56 I'm sorry. -What?
00:35:46 Stopped? Surely you can't just do it like that?
00:37:31 Let's go.
00:40:30 But it couldn't have been your fault. You were a kid yourself.
00:43:10 May we come in to the warm, oh mighty Bear King?
00:47:15 Where's the wooden horse? -What?
00:49:54 ...and a new wave comes. Fiercer than before.
00:52:02 Let's go and rest awhile.
00:55:42 Works just fine. -No pain?
01:01:09 Timo, wake up.
01:03:21 that we'll tolerate it at least for the time being.
01:05:38 Thanks, Leena. But I won't come back.
01:09:14 Listen up.
01:12:29 Better pay, better benefits. More challenging job.
01:14:21 My guilt is my mind. Do you realize what I'm saying?
01:18:06 Unfortunately I have bad news for you.
01:24:27 OK?

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed564
Dialogue density5.7 lines / min
First line00:00:03
Final line01:24:27

Production Record

DirectorKari Paljakka
LanguageFI
Budget$1,258,552
Revenue$16,016
IMDb votes283