August Fools
2013, Finnish. Directed by Taru Mäkelä.
An comedy set in 1960s Helsinki. The story revolves around Elsa, a resolute hatmaker who is in complete control of her life. Besides running her shop, she sometimes doubles as a fortune teller. When Jan, a Czechoslovakian jazz musician and Elsa's old lover comes to town to perform at a "peace and friendship festival", her well-organised life is jolted out of balance.
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Finnish
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Cast & crew
- Taru MäkeläDirector
- Kati OutinenElsa Aho
- Miroslav EtzlerJan Novák, ”Delcos”
- Elena LeeveMinni
- Kryštof HádekAdam Černý
- Esko SalminenKansliapäällikkö Ståhl
- Laura BirnKaarina Suo
- Tommi KorpelaJalkanen
- Mads Sjøgård PettersenRobert
- Antti AutioRauhanmarssija
- Vesa VierikkoTohtori Borenius
- Denny RatajskýPavel
- Petr StachVaclav
Details
- Released
- 4 October 2013
- Original title
- Mieletön elokuu
- Country
- Czech Republic, Finland, Norway, Sweden
- Written by
- Raija Talvio
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August Fools runs 104 minutes (1h 44m).
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August Fools isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 October 2013. (Checked 4 November 2026.)
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Who directed August Fools?
August Fools (2013) was directed by Taru Mäkelä and stars Kati Outinen, Miroslav Etzler, Elena Leeve.