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Backwood Philosopher
58%
Movie
1h 50m
AI Analysis
Backwood Philosopher (2009) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Backwood Philosopher (2009) — a movie tagged as Drama and Comedy with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Self-taught philosopher Konsta Pylkkänen guides a group of researchers through Finland's Kainuu wilderness in the hopes of having a "sinistä ajatusta", idea out of the blue. While firing upon a hybrid of the hazel grouse and the western capercaillie, kinds of birds, he indeed makes a scientific discovery. Our models also surface themes such as ai and survival from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~110 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Backwood Philosopher 58% (18 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
58%
from 18 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Self-taught philosopher Konsta Pylkkänen guides a group of researchers through Finland's Kainuu wilderness in the hopes of having a "sinistä ajatusta", idea out of the blue. While firing upon a hybrid of the hazel grouse and the western capercaillie, kinds of birds, he indeed makes a scientific discovery.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2009-12-25
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- TMDB rating
- 5.8
- TMDB ID
- 62775
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What is Backwood Philosopher about?
Self-taught philosopher Konsta Pylkkänen guides a group of researchers through Finland's Kainuu wilderness in the hopes of having a "sinistä ajatusta", idea out of the blue. While firing upon a hyb... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Backwood Philosopher?
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How long is the movie Backwood Philosopher?
The official runtime for Backwood Philosopher is approximately 110 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Kai Lehtinen
Konsta Pylkkönen
Tommi Korpela
Maisteri 'Putte' Kronberg
Hannu-Pekka Björkman
Maisteri Matti E. Ojasto
Ilkka Heiskanen
Mooses Pessi
- K
Konsta Pöyliö
Nikke
Aake Kalliala
Kuoliaaksinaurattaja
Kati Outinen
Kuoliaaksinaurattajan tytär
Juhani Niemelä
Ukonkuivuuvaaran isäntä
- M
Maria Aro
Ukonkuivuuvaaran emäntä
- U
Ursula Salo
Iita
Janne Kinnunen
Anselmi, "Selmi"
Vesa Vierikko
Ooke
Kari Väänänen
Severi
- T
Tuire Salenius
Mooseksen emäntä
Tatu Mönttinen
Ylioppilas
- S
Seppo Merviä
Ylioppilas
Tommi Raitolehto
Jätkä
- K
Kari Suhonen
Insinööri
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