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Tag Archives: Finland
The Winter War AKA Talvisota (1989) Pekka Parikka, Taneli Mäkelä, Vesa Vierikko, Timo Torikka
Set during World War 2. After Nazi Germany invaded Poland in September 1939, Russia attacked Finland in November 1939. Read More »
Zombie and the Ghost Train AKA Zombie ja Kummitusjuna (1991) Mika Kaurismäki, Silu Seppälä, Marjo Leinonen, Matti Pellonpää
Antti “Zombie” Autiomaa does two things well: play the bass guitar and drink. 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 »
1944 (2015) Elmo Nüganen, Kaspar Velberg, Kristjan Üksküla, Maiken Schmidt
In “1944” Director Elmo Nüganen portrays the real events on the Eastern Front in Estonia in 1944 Read More »
The Unknown Soldier (1985) Rauni Mollberg, Risto Tuorila, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Paavo Liski
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »