This film is the second silver screen adaption of the Finnish war book by Väinö Linna with the same name as the film. Read More »
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Legend of the Lake Bodom (2006) Tapio Piirainen, Juha Muje, Pekka Huotari, Niina Nurminen
The movie plot revolves around triple shootings Bodom depicting events Jorma Palo and Matti Paloaron of information in the light of the books written by Read More »
The Worthless (1982) Mika Kaurismäki, Matti Pellonpää, Pirkko Hämäläinen, Juuso Hirvikangas
A criminal, his friend and his former girlfriend find their lives intertwining with each other. Read More »
Radio tekee murron (1951) Matti Kassila, Hannes Häyrinen, Ritva Arvelo, Kullervo Kalske
Eager young radio reporter Teräsvuori stages a one-man burglary into the Helsinki Art Museum, recorded on tape for a later broadcast by his friend Laakso. Read More »
Gas, Inspector Palmu! (1961) Matti Kassila, Joel Rinne, Matti Ranin, Leo Jokela
A rich widow is found dead of gas poisoning in her flat in Helsinki. Read More »
People in the Summer Night (1948) Valentin Vaala, Eila Pehkonen, Martti Katajisto, Emma Väänänen
A visual poem based on a story by Nobel laureate F.E. Sillanpää. Read More »
Hellsinki (2009) Aleksi Mäkelä, Samuli Edelmann, Peter Franzén, Kari Hietalahti
Set between 1966 and 1979, centers on the unscrupulous journey of a bunch of criminals from crime Read More »
The Collector (1997) Auli Mantila, Leea Klemola, Elina Hurme, Rea Mauranen
Eevi’s life isn’t going the way she would want it to, so she runs away, leaving destruction in her wake. Read More »
Tears of April (2008) Aku Louhimies, Samuel Vauramo, Pihla Viitala, Eero Aho
There is civil war in Finland. Between whites vs reds. A woman soldier of reds is captured by the whites. She is ordered to be executed. Read More »
Thomas (2008) Miika Soini, Lasse Pöysti, Mauri Heikkilä, Visa Koiso-Kanttila
Thomas, a former doctor, a widower, lives alone in a basement apartment in Helsinki. Read More »
Girl of Finland (1967) Mikko Niskanen, Kristiina Halkola, Kirsti Wallasvaara, Aulikki Oksanen
A theater group is training for the play Lapualaisooppera.We see these young people hanging out Read More »
Asphalt Lambs (1968) Mikko Niskanen, Eero Melasniemi, Kirsti Wallasvaara, Pekka Autiovuori
Ville Herman, a small town librarian falls in love with janitors daughter Liisa. Read More »
Fire-Eater (1998) Pirjo Honkasalo, Elina Hurme, Tiina Weckström, Elena Leeve
The twin sisters Helena and Irene are born in Helsinki during World War II. Read More »
Eight Deadly Shots (1972) Mikko Niskanen, Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala, Paavo Pentikäinen
Small-farmer Pasi shoots four policemen who have come to arrest him for raged drunkenness. Read More »
Cyclomania (2001) Simo Halinen, Lauri Nurkse, Tommi Mujunen, Elena Leeve
C (Lauri Nurkse) and Eetu (Tommi Mujunen) are the best friends. They work together as bike couriers in the center of Helsinki Read More »