‘Compartment No. 6’ Director Juho Kuosmanen on Finnish Films Finding the Spotlight
variety.comManori Ravindran International EditorA crowdpleaser that quickly became a word-of-mouth hit in Cannes, Juho Kuosmanen’s “Compartment No.
6” follows Finnish academic Laura (Seidi Haarla) who strikes up an unlikely friendship with Russian miner Ljoha (Yuriy Borisov) on a train from Moscow to Murmansk, a city in northwestern Russia.
The Finnish film, which has drawn parallels to the Before Sunrise trilogy, was quickly snapped up out of Cannes for major territories, including North America, by Sony Pictures Classics. What does it mean to you to be shortlisted for the best international feature Oscar?It means a lot.
This is my second feature. My debut film was “The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki.” That was also the Finnish Oscar entry but that wasn’t shortlisted, so we’ve never been this far.What’s been the most challenging aspect of your campaign thus far?Being in Finland when everything is happening in the U.S.
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