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Not Withholding Anything from You (2024)

How do artists view their own work? How does actor Esko Salminen immerse himself in his roles, how does the writer/director Saara Turunen create a whole new world for the stage, and why does musician PK Keränen pick up his guitar time and time again? Is c ...

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Aarne Tarkas - suomalainen elokuva kiittää (2024)

Aarne Tarkas was a wunderkind of Finnish cinema, a director and screenwriter, a genius who possessed not only an infinite supply of ideas but also a photographic memory. In the 50s and 60s he had a profound impact on Finnish movies and TV. ...

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The Storage 2 (2018)

Rousku and Raninen are fleeing their unemployment by setting up a construction company. Occupational illiteracy is not an obstacle and accounting is fine when Rouskun's mate deals with things. The entrepreneurs know that the poor can be, but not artificial ...

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Super Furball (2018)

Emilia is a suburban kid. She goes to school, lives with her Mom and sometimes her Dad, and her life couldn't be more ordinary. But one day Emilia's pet hamster bites her finger. Emilia gets a secret superpower to transform into Super Furball, who can fly ...

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The Dissidents (2017)

In Soviet-era Estonia, three young mavericks drop everything and flee to Sweden, but soon learn the free world is not all it's cracked up to be. ...

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Honeybunnies (2017)

A private detective engages in a sexually-charged relationship with a real estate broker. ...

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Boy Upside Down (2014)

A Finnish dramedy about an 11-year-old boy dealing with the loss of his parents. ...

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August Fools (2013)

An comedy set in 1960s Helsinki. The story revolves around Elsa, a resolute hatmaker who is in complete control of her life. Besides running her shop, she sometimes doubles as a fortune teller. When Jan, a Czechoslovakian jazz musician and Elsa's old lover ...

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Gloriously Wasted (2012)

Juha Berg is a 30-year-old hopeless drunk in the Kallio neighborhood of Helsinki. Juha doesn't have the first intention of changing his way of life - just the opposite. He really enjoys sundry sexual relationships, adrenalin-inducing violence and, of cour ...

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Once Upon a Time in the North (2012)

19th century drama set on the plains of Ostrobothnia, western Finland, which are controlled by groups of knife-wielding thugs, the toughs. Traditionally, the first-born son inherits everything, so when Esko – a bum and a gang leader – learns that his f ...

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The Storage (2011)

Antero Rousku is a storeman in a paint store. His job requires raw muscle power, mixing paints and carrying house repair materials around to earn his daily bread. But the basic salary is not enough for Rousku. He also sells a lot of stuff on the side from ...

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Brothers (2011)

Three brothers from three different mothers meet for the first time since years for their mutual father's 70th birthday: nihilistic writer Ivar, failed film producer Mitja, and resentful caretaker Torsti. ...

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Vesku from Finland (2010)

"Vesku from Finland" is a film about Vesa-Matti Loiri alias Vesku, probably the most popular film and TV comedian in Finland. He has created a significant career also as a singer, performer, writer and as a sportsman. He has recorded several albums, from f ...

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Unna and Nuuk (2006)

11-year-old Unna travels in time to the stone age with the help of a magic drum. ...

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Mother of Mine (2005)

1943: Nine-year-old Eero whose father is killed during the war is brought to Sweden to foster parents to his protection like thousands of other Finnish children. Eero feels lost, particularly as his foster mother Signe behaves very unfriendly. She was expe ...

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Kiss Me in the Rain (1999)

Middle-aged Maire's husband spends most of his time abroad on business. Alone in their large house, Maire fills her empty life by absorbing other people's tragedies from tabloid newspapers. Obsessed by the story about a young single mother whose husband wa ...

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Days of Grace (1999)

Set in the year 1742 a fisherman's film about a boy who ends leprosy on the island. ...

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Karmapa - Two Ways of Divinity (1998)

The main characters of the film are two small boys who share the throne of Karmapa, the highest office of one of Tibetan Buddhism's main sects and the third in line after the Dalai Lama and Panchen Lama. As with the Dalai Lama, Karmapa is the same soul whi ...

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Uuno Turhapuron veli (1994)

Uuno Turhapuro's brother returns home from Sweden at the same time that Uuno has been seemingly kidnapped. ...

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Aapo (1994)

Finland 1917. Aapo is a single peasantry who tries to live a good life before the finnish civil war begins. ...

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Kaikki pelissä (1994)

A film group is making movie in the little town. Writer Pentti Töysä interrupts film group's press conference and claims that script is written by him and it is based on true story. Töysä also says that he has written a new ending to the movie and that ...

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The Last Border (1993)

One man's quest for revenge in a post-apocalyptic world ...

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Marraskuun harmaa valo (1993)

Kari Syysmäki, a Finnish Businessman is on a vacation with his wife in Tallinn. When his wife is away a young man enters their hotel room with a gun. He tells to the businessman that he has just tried to rob a bank, but accidentally shot one of the clerks ...

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The Prodigal Son (1992)

Esa is a small time crook who has been precisely released from prison. He starts to make money by mugging people. One day psychiatrist Lindström rings Esa's doorbell. He has a very strange request: he wants Esa to maltreat him. Esa accepts this request, b ...

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Vääpeli Körmy ja vetenalaiset vehkeet (1991)

Sergeant Friman is developing an automatic submarine detector that piques the interest of both, Swedish and Russian spies. ...

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The Winter War (1989)

Russia attacked Finland in late November 1939. This film tells the story of a Finnish platoon of reservists from the municipality of Kauhava in the province of Pohjanmaa/Ostrobothnia who leave their homes and go to war. The film focuses on the farmer broth ...

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Cha Cha Cha (1989)

A lawyer pays a visit to Matti Ojanperä, a bum living under a bridge in the Helsinki harbour, to inform him that he is about to inherit an American aunt of his. The sum 1,000,000 Fmk would be his, if only he meets the qualifications set by his aunt. He m ...

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Ariel (1988)

A Finnish man goes to the city to find a job after the mine where he worked is closed and his father commits suicide. ...

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Plainlands (1988)

Based on a novel of the same name by the Finnish author, Antti Tuuri, this delicious late-80's comedy builds its dark humour on the stereotypical mentality of the northern part of Finland. While perhaps not as entertaining to a person unfamiliar with Finni ...

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Hamlet Goes Business (1987)

When Hamlet discovers his father's deceased body, he finds himself pulled into a power struggle as his scheming uncle attempts to secure a monopoly on the Scandinavian rubber duck industry. Will Hamlet avenge his father? Will he become the king of rubber d ...

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Harmagedon (1986)

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Valkoinen kääpiö (1986)

The story of one man's struggle after he gets caught in a nuclear fallout and gets sick with leukemia. ...

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Niskavuori (1984)

Ilona, a young elementary school teacher, arrives in Hämäläiskylä . He and Aarne, the host of Niskavuori, who is frustrated with his marriage, fall in love. The relationship becomes a public secret. Aarne's wife Martta, who owns half of Niskavuori, wan ...

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Vieras (1984)

A Polish guest and Finnish engineer both fall for the same mysterious woman. ...

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Apinan vuosi (1983)

A young student seeks direction in his life to counterbalance the studies through female adventures. ...

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Kuningas jolla ei ollut sydäntä (1982)

The King Without a Heart is a fairytale about of a happy king who has a young daughter and a lovely wife. After the sudden death of his wife, the king becomes so sad that he wants his heart taken out of his chest. The kingdom is turned into an effective so ...

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Pedon merkki (1981)

Set during the Second World War in the Finnish war zone. ...

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Flame Top (1980)

This biographical film celebrates the little-known life of the Finnish novelist and revolutionary Maiju Lassila (Asko Sarkola), born in 1868. Lassila's early years are briefly shown, then the film richly details his active and paradoxically reclusive adult ...

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Poet and Muse (1978)

Semi-fictitious biopic of Finnish poet Eino Leino, made with a large budget to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth. The film concentrates on his relationships with first wife Freya Schoultz and later muse, poetess L. Onerva. His friends include eq ...

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Pähkähullu Suomi (1967)

A film that pushes every stereotype imaginable about Finland, and then some. Indeed, coming in the same year as Finland's 50th anniversary, the film's whole premise is about presenting Finland in hilarious fashion to foreigners and perhaps also making fun ...

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Make Like a Thief (1964)

Arrested for a murder he didn't commit, American adventurer Bart Lanigan is about to be deported from Finland on a freighter. In the Helsinki harbor, he himself becomes a target for a hit man but manages to escape back to land. Lanigan contacts Arvo Mäki, ...

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Tähdet kertovat, komisario Palmu (1962)

A man's body is found on Tähtitorninmäki in Helsinki. Palmu starts to investigate the case, but the scandalous newspaper story causes problems for the police. ...

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Preludes to Ecstasy (1961)

Sten Lehtoja, a married, middle-aged businessman, picks up a young hitchhiker, Elsie, while driving to his summer home. Elsie spends the night and becomes his mistress. Later during the summer, Elsie also begins an affair with Reino, the teenage son of a l ...

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Kultainen vasikka (1961)

Finnish period comedy set to the times of WW I. Based on a play by Maria Jotuni. ...

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Gas, Inspector Palmu! (1961)

A rich widow is found dead in her apartment in Helsinki due to gas poisoning. The incident is initially thought to be an accident, but inspector Palmu notices that the murderer made a mistake, and so Palmu, Kokki and Virta begin the investigation: who had ...

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Toivelauluja (1961)

A film centered around a popular Finnish song book ...

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Minkkiturkki (1961)

A story of a mink coat passing from one owner to another binding their fates. ...

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Opettajatar seikkailee (1960)

An uptight all-girl school teacher Leena Kataja stumbles upon a handsome artist Pertti Rinne who paints her face on a nude portrait, much to her chagrin. She is intent on keeping the painting out of circulation by stealing it from an art gallery, but the a ...

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Inspector Palmu's Error (1960)

A closed room mystery begins when an infamous tycoon is found dead in his bath tub. The famous police lieutenant Palmu is summoned to investigate. ...

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Kaks' tavallista Lahtista (1960)

Directed by Ville Salminen and written by Reino Helismaa, the musical comedy film Kaks tavallista Lahtista (1960) tells the story of two friends about Usko (Tommi Rinne) and Toivo (Leif Wager), both of whom happen to have same surname, Lahtinen. ...

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Scandal in the Girls' School (1960)

The headmaster of a private girls' school is doing her best to maintain strict discipline in the school. In addition to the loosening morals of the students, the warm relationship between two girls is a causing concern. ...

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Pekka ja Pätkä neekereinä (1960)

Pete and Runt misinterpret the messages of a career choice machine and try to create a career as African dancers. ...

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Pekka ja Pätkä mestarimaalareina (1959)

Justiina pushes Pekka and Pätkä to take painting lessons after realizing that art can be a way to earn a living. With the help of the yard children, a painting is created that wins first prize at a contemporary art exhibition. In the meantime, the men, a ...

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Sven Tuuva the Hero (1958)

For six hundred years Sweden had controlled most of Finland until the war with Russia that ended in 1809, when Finland became a Grand Duchy of the Russian Czar. This period drama is set during that early 19th-century war and focuses on one of its heroes, S ...

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Katupeilin takana (1949)

1892. Vappu Biörcke and Kaarlo Härkönen get to know each other during the summer in the countryside at the birthday of Vappu Jalle-sedä. In Helsinki, the young people continue their courtship under the supervision of Vapu's aunt, Moster Mella. However, ...

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Movies Made By Esko Salminen (1)

Brothers (2011)

Three brothers from three different mothers meet for the first time since years for their mutual father's 70th birthday: nihilistic writer Ivar, failed film producer Mitja, and resentful caretaker Torsti. ...

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