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Directed by Minna Virtanen Country of origin Finland Final episode date 18 January 2009 Number of seasons 1 | 6/10 IMDb Written by Marko Leino Theme music composer Lauri Porra First episode date 28 December 2008 Number of episodes 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starring Laura BirnMikko NousiainenAntti LuusuaniemiElina StirkkinenAnna PaavilainenJussi Nikkilä Similar Pearls and Pigs, Promise, Naked Harbour, Joulutarina, Purge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Married to a Lie is a Finnish television miniseries (4 x 45 min.) produced by Vertigo Production in 2008.
Married to a Lie received the award for Best Miniseries of 2009 at the Venla Finnish Television Awards gala 2010.
Plot
Sonja (Laura Birn) is about to get married to Kim (Mikko Nousiainen). In the middle of the wedding preparations, Kim is suddenly taken ill, Sonja sets off to drive him to the hospital, is involved in a car crash, and Kim dies in the hospital. After she recovers from the worst trauma, Sonja starts to sort out the practicalities connected to Kim’s death. It transpires that Kim had been lying to her about his entire life. The successful businessman turns out to be an unemployed idler, who, to top it all, was going to leave Sonja just before the wedding. The man Sonja was marrying did not exist. Sonja starts to probe into Kim’s hidden past, as it has been her past also. It is the only way for Sonja to survive her loss.