Myllylä
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Mika Myllylä was a national icon and Olympic hero whose fall from grace shook Finland. Through decades of home videos, a deeply personal story unfolds — of love, pressure, shame, and need for mercy.
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- Directors
- Sean Ricks
- Production companies
- Wacky Tie Films, Story AB, f(x) produksjoner
- Countries
- Finland, Norway, Sweden
- Status
- In Production
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