---
title: 'Letters to Father Jacob (2009)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Klaus Härö'
released: '2009-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 74
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Finland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/letters-to-father-jacob-2009'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1364487/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Letters to Father Jacob (2009)

2009 · 74 min · Drama · Finland

Original title: Postia pappi Jaakobille

## Synopsis

Letters to Father Jacob is a 2009 Finnish drama film written and directed by Klaus Härö. Set in the early 1970s and based on a story by Jaana Makkonen, the film tells the story of Leila, a pardoned convict, who becomes an assistant to a blind priest, Jacob. The film depicts her transformation from a sceptic who grudgingly reads letters aloud to her benefactor into a caring savior of the pastor from his despair after the letters stop coming.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Klaus Härö](https://cinepixo.com/people/klaus-haro)
- **Screenplay:** [Klaus Härö](https://cinepixo.com/people/klaus-haro)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Dani Strömbäck](https://cinepixo.com/people/dani-stromback)
- **Producer:** [Lasse Saarinen](https://cinepixo.com/people/lasse-saarinen)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tuomo Hutri](https://cinepixo.com/people/tuomo-hutri)
- **Editor:** [Samu Heikkilä](https://cinepixo.com/people/samu-heikkila)

## Cast

- [Kaarina Hazard](https://cinepixo.com/people/kaarina-hazard)
- [Kaija Pakarinen](https://cinepixo.com/people/kaija-pakarinen)
- [Esko Roine](https://cinepixo.com/people/esko-roine)
- [Heikki Nousiainen](https://cinepixo.com/people/heikki-nousiainen)

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