For the Living and the Dead
2005, Finnish. Directed by Kari Paljakka.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Finnish
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- Released
- 18 February 2005
- Original title
- Eläville ja kuolleille
- Country
- Finland
- Written by
- Kari Paljakka
- Budget
- $1.3M
- Box office
- $16K
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For the Living and the Dead runs 99 minutes (1h 39m).
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For the Living and the Dead isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 18 February 2005. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed For the Living and the Dead?
For the Living and the Dead (2005) was directed by Kari Paljakka and stars Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Katja Küttner, Johannes Paljakka.