The Solar Wind (film)
| The Solar Wind | |
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Original Finnish film poster | |
| Directed by | Timo Linnasalo |
| Written by | Ilpo Tuomarila Timo Linnasalo |
| Based on | The Solar Wind by Kullervo Kukkasjärvi |
| Produced by | Kullervo Kukkasjärvi |
| Starring | Paavo Piskonen Lilga Kovanko Antti Litja |
| Cinematography | Heikki Katajisto |
| Edited by | Juho Gartz |
| Music by | Antti Hytti |
Production company | Filminor |
| Distributed by | Suomi-Filmi |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
| Budget | FIM 2,358,100 |
The Solar Wind (also known as Sun Wind; Finnish: Aurinkotuuli) is a 1980 Finnish science fiction drama film directed by Timo Linnasalo. It is based on the 1975 novel of the same name by Kullervo Kukkasjärvi, while Kukkasjärvi himself works as the film's producer. Like the novel, the film tells the story of a gravity scientist who died in 1970 and is brought back to life in 1999 after being deep-frozen in a world that has faced an eco-catastrophe. The film is starring by Paavo Piskonen, Lilga Kovanko and Antti Litja.