Directed by:
Taru MäkeläScreenplay:
Raija TalvioCinematography:
Jouko SeppäläComposer:
Stein Berge SvendsenCast:
Kati Outinen, Miroslav Etzler, Elena Leeve, Kryštof Hádek, Esko Salminen, Laura Birn, Vesa Vierikko, Tommi Korpela, Denny Ratajský, Petr Stach, Jan Budař (more)Plots(1)
August Fools is a romantic comedy set against the political backdrop of the Cold War. Elsa, a middle-aged milliner and a part-time clairvoyant is apparently in total control of her life –until the man she once loved and lost walks in through the door of her hat shop in Helsinki 1962. Jan a Czech jazz musician, is in town to perform at the "International Festival of Peace and Friendship of the Youth of the World." For more than two decades Elsa believed the man is dead. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Kati Outinen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/735/163735672_c4337b.png)
Kati Outinen
Finland
Best movies:
Drifting Clouds (1996)
The Match Factory Girl (1990)
Shadows in Paradise (1986)
![Miroslav Etzler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/828/163828258_f3ce74.jpg)
Miroslav Etzler
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Rok na vsi (1995) (theatrical recording)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Even Mice Belong in Heaven (2021)
![Elena Leeve](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/019/158019390_c28a45.jpg)
Elena Leeve
Finland
Best movies:
Beauty and the Bastard (2005)
Filth (2008)
The Mine (2016)
![Kryštof Hádek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/060/165060278_017d4b.png)
Kryštof Hádek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light (2023)
Dark Blue World (2001)
The Cage (2019) (TV movie)
![Esko Salminen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/951/157951419_bab9b8.jpg)
Esko Salminen
Finland
Best movies:
Mother of Mine (2005)
The Winter War (1989)
Ariel (1988)
![Laura Birn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/897/161897946_0c7da6.jpg)
Laura Birn
Finland
Best movies:
Promise (2005)
Purge (2012)
Christmas Story (2007)
![Vesa Vierikko](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/265/158265004_e47261.jpg)
Vesa Vierikko
Finland
Best movies:
Frozen Land (2005)
The Winter War (1989)
The Match Factory Girl (1990)
![Tommi Korpela](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/728/158728188_768fdc.jpg)
Tommi Korpela
Finland
Best movies:
Purge (2012)
The Home of Dark Butterflies (2008)
The Border (2007)
![Denny Ratajský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/205/161205426_482520.jpg)
Denny Ratajský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Periferie (2017) (theatrical recording)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
![Petr Stach](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/806/164806205_cfc801.jpg)
Petr Stach
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Charlatan (2020)
![Jan Budař](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/296/162296855_ce2435.jpg)
Jan Budař
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Stavrogin je ďábel (2005) (theatrical recording)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
![Zdeněk Maryška](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/461/164461781_3b350b.png)
Zdeněk Maryška
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Swingtime (2007) (TV movie)
Zbojník (2023)
![Václav Jiráček](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/267/160267359_154848.jpg)
Václav Jiráček
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Elegance molekuly (2024) (theatrical recording)
Teremin (2010) (theatrical recording)
Czech Century (2013) (series)
Cohlie Brocato
Best movies:
August Fools (2013)
![Pirkka-Pekka Petelius](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/254/162254431_ea14af.jpg)
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
Finland
Best movies:
Unknown Soldier (2017)
The Unknown Soldier (1985)
Hamlet Goes Business (1987)
![Mads Sjøgård Pettersen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/186/167186059_881774.jpg)
Mads Sjøgård Pettersen
Best movies:
Eddie the Eagle (2016)
12th Man (2017)
The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle (2019)
![Seela Sella](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/293/158293513_ab0418.jpg)
Seela Sella
Finland
Best movies:
Ladies of Steel (2020)
Maigret (1991) (series)
August Fools (2013)
![Pirkko Hämäläinen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/641/158641385_28de81.jpg)
Pirkko Hämäläinen
Finland
Best movies:
The Winter War (1989)
The Worthless (1982)
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002)
![Aino Seppo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/676/158676332_52e1d1.jpg)
Aino Seppo
Finland
Best movies:
The Man Without a Past (2002)
The Worthless (1982)
Crime and Punishment (1983)
![Aku Hirviniemi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/254/162254455_8058ab.jpg)
Aku Hirviniemi
Finland
Best movies:
Unknown Soldier (2017)
1944: The Final Defence (2007)
21 Ways to Ruin a Marriage (2013)