---
title: 'The Geography of Fear (2000)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Auli Mantila'
released: '2000-01-21'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'Finland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-geography-of-fear-2000'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0188135/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Geography of Fear (2000)

2000 · 91 min · Drama, Crime, Thriller · Germany, Finland

Original title: Pelon maantiede

## Synopsis

Geography of Fear is a 2000 Finnish-Danish-French-German thriller film written and directed by Auli Mantila. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Anja Kauranen, first published in Finland in 1995. It won the Jussi Award for Best Screenplay in 2001.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Auli Mantila](https://cinepixo.com/people/auli-mantila)
- **Screenplay:** [Auli Mantila](https://cinepixo.com/people/auli-mantila)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson](https://cinepixo.com/people/hilmar-orn-hilmarsson)
- **Producer:** [Tero Kaukomaa](https://cinepixo.com/people/tero-kaukomaa)
- **Director of Photography:** [Heikki Färm](https://cinepixo.com/people/heikki-farm)
- **Editor:** [Kimmo Taavila](https://cinepixo.com/people/kimmo-taavila)

## Cast

- [Johan Storgård](https://cinepixo.com/people/johan-storgard) as Johan Ahlbäck, rikosetsivä
- [Anna-Elina Lyytikäinen](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-elina-lyytikainen) as Laura Lyyra
- [Eija Vilpas](https://cinepixo.com/people/eija-vilpas) as Saara Tanner
- [Elsa Saisio](https://cinepixo.com/people/elsa-saisio) as Riikka Malkavaara
- [Sulevi Peltola](https://cinepixo.com/people/sulevi-peltola) as Aaro Parkkinen, meritutkija
- [Maaria Rantanen](https://cinepixo.com/people/maaria-rantanen) as Leenakaisa Sukunen
- [Tanja-Lotta Räikkä](https://cinepixo.com/people/tanja-lotta-raikka) as Oili Lyyra, oikeushammaslääkäri
- [Kari Sorvali](https://cinepixo.com/people/kari-sorvali) as Eero Harakka, rikosetsivä
- [Irma Junnilainen](https://cinepixo.com/people/irma-junnilainen) as Johanna Louhimies
- [Leea Klemola](https://cinepixo.com/people/leea-klemola) as Maaru Tang
- [Heikki Nousiainen](https://cinepixo.com/people/heikki-nousiainen) as Tarmo Lipponen, oikeuslääkäri
- [Kaarina Hazard](https://cinepixo.com/people/kaarina-hazard) as Kristiina Kukkonen
- [Esko Roine](https://cinepixo.com/people/esko-roine) as Rutanen, autokoulun opettaja
- [Pertti Sveholm](https://cinepixo.com/people/pertti-sveholm) as Rainer Sakari Auvinen, autokoulun opettaja

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