Umur
Umur is the story of a young man, Poika, who goes to Lapland as a trainer at the border guard station. On the way, he accidentally meets a girl he can’t get his head around. Poika names the girl Umur. The days at the border station are spent with work, but the thought of a […]
Lovers & Leavers
Iris turns thirty, watches movies at night and daydreams about a love bigger than a movie. The eccentric artist mother and her friends persuade Iris to change her life, strive for harmony or relax through sex. However, only genuine romance is good for Iris: Love goes deep; sex only needs a few centimeters Dreams seem […]
Rollo and the Spirit of the Woods
Hairy and rowdy trolls called rolleys sail to a land inhabited by more peace-loving elves. When the rolleys arrive to the elf village, they scare the elves away and settle down in the village. One of the elves, Milli, a brave elf girl, returns to the village to make a peace with the rolleys. The […]
Tango Cabaret
Tango Kabaree is a funny and tragic story about the mannequin queen and competitive dancer known throughout Finland, Aira Samulin. The master of ceremonies played by Martti Suosalo attracts the youthful Aira, who has been in the limelight for 50 years, to become the main star of his cabaret. He wants Aira because she is […]
Return to Plainlands
The film is based on Antti Tuuri’s Lakeuden kutsu Finlandia Award-winning novel. After years, Erkki Hakala (Kari Väänänen) returns to Ostrobothnia from Florida to take back what belongs to him: his place in the community and his wife Kaisu (Mari Rantasila). But the task is not easy. Difficulties are brought to Erkki by suspicious relatives, […]
A Long Hot Summer
Patu is a tough rocker who has to move from Helsinki to Joensuu. Here he gets to know Lajune and local groups. Patu, who thinks that life ends at Kehä Kolmose, is surprised when he hears the tough sound of Lajunen’s band, Publiganes. He plays the experienced taker of Lepako, and starts piloting the band […]
Ambush
Set during the World War 2. In the summer of 1941 the Finnish army crosses the border of Russia. A platoon led by Lt. Eero Perkola goes through the wilderness around the Lieksa lake to search for Russian defensive positions. The platoon kills some Russian civilians and rests in a newly conquered village. There Lt. […]
Fire-Eater
Twin sisters Helena and Irene are born in Helsinki during World War II. A few months later their mother Sirkka leaves the girls in the care of their grandmother, an old Communist, and runs away with a German soldier. Their life under the protection of their grandmother and the teachings of communism ends first with […]
Jerusalem
The beginning of the 20th century. Gertrud and Ingmar are in love with each other. While Ingmar is away during the winter, a religious wave spreads in the area. Also Gertrud becomes a follower of the new Christian belief. The new priest is very mesmerizing and he wants his followers to emigrate with him to […]
The Way to a Woman’s Heart
The action film The Way to a Woman’s Heart, directed by Pekka Parika and written with Jussi Kylätasku, is based on Ilkka Kylävaara’s novel. Pentti ‘Pena’ Anttila, a freelance journalist for the afternoon newspaper, ends up being treated at Hesperia Mental Hospital when his journalist partner Siru Donner (played by Satu Silvo) gets tired of […]