Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem

Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem (Swedish: Il Capitano) is a 1991 Swedish-Finnish biographical drama film directed by Jan Troell, about the 1988 Åmsele murders where a family of three was murdered by Juha Valjakkala over a stolen bicycle. Antti Reini stars as Valjakkala, renamed Jari in the film, and Maria Heiskanen as his girlfriend Marita Routalammi, renamed Minna. Being released so soon after the actual event, the film was very controversial and received highly mixed reviews, with some critics praising it for the difficult choice of subject and others condemning it for the same reason.

Contents

• Cast
• Awards and nominations
• References

Cast

Antti Reini as Jari

Maria Heiskanen as Minna

Berto Marklund as Police

Antti Vierikko as Jari age 13

Harri Mallenius as Teacher

Marjut Dahlström as Teacher

Eva Stellby as Post-Mortem Dissector

Matti Dahlberg as Father

Christina Frambäck as Priest

Awards and nominations

Amanda Awards

Best Foreign Feature Film (Troell, won)

42nd Berlin International Film Festival

Best Director (Troell, won)

Golden Bear (Troell, nominated)

Chicago International Film Festival

Best Actress (Heiskanen, won)

27th Guldbagge Awards

Best Film (won)

Best Actor (Reini, nominated)

Best Cinematography (Troell, nominated)

Best Screenplay (Enquist, nominated)