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 in which 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.
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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)