"To be anything in this business, you have to be driven," as Terry Leonard once said. "I take my job seriously, but I don't take myself seriously."
More about me and my work can be found on IMDB
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And of course here at Stage 32 if you check the photos and reels :)
Unique traits: I'm interested in Aikido, aviation ( helicopter CPL) and Street Arts
Hello Au Revoir
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Film
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Actor 1000 Actors from all around the World help create a very unique and groundbreaking Feature Film.
Black Widows
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Television
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Stunts Three women are gathered at a cabin with their three colleague husbands when they watch the men blow up in the boat just going out fishing. A police man investigates the widows, who will have to try to explain what happened.
And White Was the Night
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Film
by Mika Rantonen (Drama)
Stunts And White Was the Night is a film about remembering. On a trip to Finland, with 2 kilos of cocaine inside his stomach, Antonio finds himself held at gunpoint over an open grave. In a foreign country with no money, passport, or anyone to turn to, Antonio will have to confront his past to survive the present. Written by Uphill Films
Risto Räppääjä ja Sevillan saituri
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Film
by Timo Koivusalo (Family)
Stunts Ricky Rapper gets a letter from a distant relative who's looking for an heir.
Mustat lesket
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Television
by Mikko Pöllä (Drama)
Stunts, Actor Three women are unhappy in their lives because their husband's are criminals.
Vuonna 85
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Film
by Riku Suokas (Comedy, Drama, Music and Romance)
Stunts The movie is the story of Lokomo laborer, and group of friends that dreams come true and a thirst for fast-paced life that take decades.
Mieletön elokuu
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Film
by Taru Mäkelä (Comedy, Drama and Romance)
Stunts August Fools is a romantic comedy set against the political background of the Cold War. Elsa (Kati Outinen), a middle-aged hat maker and part-time clairvoyant, is apparently in total control of her life - until the man she once loved and lost walks in through the door of her Helsinki hat shop in 1962. Jan (Miroslav Etzler), a Czech jazz musician, is in town to perform at the "International Festival of Peace and Friendship of the Youth of the World." For more than two decades Elsa believed the man was dead. Elsa initially wants to stay away from Jan - and especially from the Festival, which for her is just another attempt by the International Communists to brainwash the good, unsuspecting citizens of Western countries, such as Finland. But Jan is persistent, persuasive and charming. As Elsa eventually overcomes her fear of love and commitment, she realizes there is only one solution if the two of them want to be together for more than the seven days of the Festival. Written by Czech film center
Ja saapuu oikea yö
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Film
by Jyri Kähönen (Drama and Thriller)
Stunts Sakari and Veera get engaged, madly in love. Not long after, Veera asks Sakari to help her in a matter relating to her father, and in a way that completely shocks Sakari. He does everything in his power to stop her from pursuing her plan. But before the story is over, Sakari will be been forced to make choices he thought he'd never have to face. Written by Anonymous
Risto Räppääjä ja viileä Venla
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Film
by Mari Rantasila (Comedy, Family and Musical)
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Härmä
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Film
by Jukka-Pekka Siili (Drama)
Stunts On the West Coast on Finland in nineteenth-century Ostrobothnia. Esko is the leader of a local gang of troublemakers and an uneven battle ensues over the estate, honor a father's last wishes.
Kotirauha
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Film
by Aleksi Mäkelä (Drama and Thriller)
Actor Home Sweet Home is the story of one unlucky man's descent into disaster, a dramatic, human-destiny thriller with contemporary social undertones.
Tappajan näköinen mies
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Television
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Paratiisi
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Television
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Sydänjää
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Television
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Actor
Täällä Pohjantähden alla
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Film
by Timo Koivusalo (Drama, Romance and War)
Stunts A new film-adaptation of Väinö Linna's famous book here Beneath the North Star.
Skeleton Crew
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Video
by Tero Molin (Horror)
Stunts An asylum is being used by a film crew trying to film the movie "Silent Creek" based on murders that occurred in the 70's. The institution was shut down after Doctor Andersson "The Auteur" was caught making snuff films of himself torturing patients to death. It was believed that all the films were confiscated, yet the location where they were developed and screened was never found. While doing recordings, the crew find a hidden room. It contains the Doctor's undiscovered recordings, although the crew is disgusted by the snuff films, they decide not to call the police. The director of Silent Creek, becomes obsessed with Anderssons' films. He begins to act deranged, claiming their film is "not real enough". Written by KatGrl1330
Kielletty hedelmä
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Film
by Dome Karukoski (Drama)
Stunts Two teen girls from a very restrictive Conservative Laestadian faith community, go alone to Helsinki for the first time.
Morsian
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Television
(Crime, Drama and Thriller)
Stunts Married To A Lie is a gripping and complex psychological thriller in which the pieces of a puzzle gradually come together. Married To A Lie is an intriguing narrative about love and honesty. How well do we ultimately know our nearest and dearest? Do we know them only as well as we choose to? Or as much as they allow us to know them? Married To A Lie is a story about Sonja, who is about to get married to Kim. In the middle of the wedding preparations, Kim is suddenly taken ill, Sonja sets off to drive him to the hospital, is involved in a car crash, and Kim dies in the hospital. After she recovers from the worst trauma, Sonja starts to sort out the practicalities connected to Kim's death. It transpires that Kim had been lying to her about his entire life. The successful businessman turns out to be an unemployed idler, who, to top it all, was going to leave Sonja just before the wedding. The man Sonja was marrying did not exist. Sonja starts to probe into Kim's hidden past, as it has ... Written by Vertigo Production Oy
Levoton rauha
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TV Movie
by Juha Rosma (Drama)
Stunts Helsinki in 1945 sees young, drifting people in search of a better life, seeking refuge from narcotics and crime... See full synopsis »
Blackout
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Film
by Jukka-Pekka Siili (Mystery and Thriller)
Stunts Recovering from a nail gun shot to the head and 13 months of coma, doctor Pekka Valinta starts to unravel the mystery of his past, still suffering from total amnesia.
Arn: Riket vid vägens slut
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Film
by Peter Flinth (Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance and 1 More)
Stunts The Knight Arn is sent on a last mission against Saladin. He has to win this battle, before he can go home to Sweden, and finally marry his Cecilia and start a family. But the peace back home is threatened by the Danes.
Risto Räppääjä
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Film
by Mari Rantasila (Comedy, Family and Musical)
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Dark Floors
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Film
by Alan Smithee (Fantasy and Horror)
Stunts While in the hospital for a tomography of the brain of his autistic daughter Sarah, Ben becomes upset when there is a power failure. He decides to leave the hospital with Sarah, while the nurse Emily tries to convince him to leave Sarah for further treatment. They get the elevator with three other passengers, and suddenly the elevator stops; when the door opens, people has vanished from the hospital, the environment is creepy and they are chased by devilish monsters. They find that they are trapped in the hospital, and the creatures seem to be hunting Sarah. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Tali-Ihantala 1944
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Film
by Sakari Kirjavainen (Drama, History and War)
Stunts The Soviet army breaks through the Finnish defences on the Karelian Isthmus in June 1944, advancing with overwhelming force. Somehow, the Finnish troops must find the strength to fight back, with all odds against them. The Battle of Tali-Ihantala was the largest battle ever fought in the history of the Nordic countries. This film depicts the true events through five separate stories. Written by vake
Arn: Tempelriddaren
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Film
by Peter Flinth (Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance and 1 More)
Stunts Arn, the son of a high-ranking Swedish nobleman is educated in a monastery and sent to the Holy Land as a knight templar to do penance for a forbidden love.
Raja 1918
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Film
by Lauri Törhönen (Drama, History, Romance and War)
Stunts "Raja 1918", also known as "The Border", is a Finnish war drama film directed by Lauri Törhönen set in the immediate aftermath of the Finnish Civil War of 1918. It is spring of 1918. A young scientist and officer, captain von Munck (Martin Bahne), is sent to the village of Rajajoki to close the border between the newly independent Finland and Russia under Bolshevik revolution. Written by Vikingbyheart
Maan mitta
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Television
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Musta jää
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Film
by Petri Kotwica (Drama and Thriller)
Stunts Saara is a middle-aged doctor who one day finds out that her architect-husband Leo is having an affair with a younger woman, Tuuli. Instead of revealing her true identity, Saara pretends to be someone else and makes friends with Tuuli. At the same time she is planning the best way to revenge her husband and his lover. Written by Rolf Pavian
Salatut elämät
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Stunts The series' storylines follow the daily lives of several families who live in the same apartment block in Helsinki, Finland. During the series' 15-year run, over 2,700 episodes have been aired, making it the second longest running drama in television in the Nordics.
A Man's Job
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Film
by Aleksi Salmenperä (Drama)
Stunts Juha is 38 years old and has three small children and a depressed wife. He sees himself as strong and believes a man should provide for his family... See full synopsis »
Oneway Ticket
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Film
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Wallander
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Television
by Henning Mankell (Crime, Drama, Mystery and Thriller)
Stunts A Swedish cop in a small town near the Baltic coast.
Kim Novak badade aldrig i Genesarets sjö
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by Martin Asphaug (Crime and Drama)
Stunts The year is 1962. Erik, his newly aquainted friend Edmund and his grown-up brother Henry are going to spend their summer holiday in a fairly decayed house just near the lake Genesaret. One day, Ewa Kaludis, who looks like Kim Novak, turns up at the place while the summer continous to be the best ever - until it comes to a halt as she begins a fatal relationship with Henry and "the terrible thing" happens ... and nobody knows who dunnit. Written by Martin / Julian Thesen
Game Over
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Film
by Pekka Lehto (Crime, Drama and Thriller)
Stunts A movie inspired by a true crime - the coldblooded Heino double murder, committed by a group of teenagers, that shocked Finland in 2001.
Mother of Mine
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Film
by Klaus Härö (Drama and War)
Stunts During World War II, more than 70,000 Finnish children were evacuated to neutral Sweden to avoid the conflict. "Mother of Mine", the latest from the award-winning Klaus Härö (Elina - Som om jag inte fanns (2002)), tackles that painful patch of history in a tale of 9-year-old Eero, a child who increasingly feels abandoned by his biological Finnish mother and yet not attached to his Swedish surrogate mom. When he is returned to Finland, his confusion intensifies. Written by Anonymous
Domoi - Kotiinpaluu
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Film (short)
by Toni Pykäläniemi (Fantasy)
Stunts A wounded soldier takes shelter from approaching winter in an old castle. In the castle he meets an mute woman wondering in the corridors at night. The fate of the woman and the soldier are winded together and waiting to be unearthed. The secret lies in the ground under a scorched tree. Written by Toni Pykäläniemi
Frozen Land
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Film
by Aku Louhimies (Drama)
Stunts, Actor When a schoolteacher is sacked he projects his bad mood at his troubled teen son. He in turn buys a CD player from a pawnshop with counterfeit money. This causes a chain-reaction that wreaks havoc on many lives, as everyone transfers their problems to the next victim. Written by Kake
Nollatoleranssi
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Television
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Strandvaskaren
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Film
by Mikael Håfström (Horror and Thriller)
Stunts Hundred years ago, three students at the Hellestads Boarding School were brutally slaughtered, the murderer drowned himself in a lake nearby and his body was never found. The story has become a legend for generations of students as well as a yearly festivity. Sara, a student, is writting an essay based on the legend and uncovers new facts from the event that will cast dark shadows on the family name of one of the school's main benificiaries. On the night of the hundreth anniversary, the festivities go awry, students disappear and something dark and unknown is moving through the schools corridors... Written by feffeman
Framom främsta linjen
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Film
by Åke Lindman (Drama, History and War)
Stunts A movie based on real wartime diaries tells the story of the Swedish speaking Finns' infantry regiment 61. The story follows the regiment during the Continuation War from 1942 to 1944 and from Syväri to the Karelian Isthmus where they faced some of the most grueling battles against the Soviet Union. Written by Anonymous
Hotet
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Film
by Kjell Sundvall (Action and Thriller)
Stunts A programmer who's working with the secret EWS computer system at a military air force base is threaten by foreign agents, along with his family. His only chance of rescue seems to be the war veteran Haglund who is a leader of a special taskforce. Written by nL <ni_la2000@hotmail.com>
Rotanloukku
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TV Movie
(Crime and Drama)
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Operation Stella Polaris
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Television
(Thriller)
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Varjo vain - savolainen eurodekkari
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Television
(Comedy, Crime, Drama and Romance)
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Hymypoika
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Film
by Jukka-Pekka Siili (Drama)
Stunts Taavi, who never goes anywhere without his video camera, and his young and wealthy friends find themselves on the cusp of adulthood. After throwing a wild party at the mansion left to him by his deceased parents, Taavi shoots video of the partygoers in their various states of undress and drunken sexual congress. What begins as a prank spurs Taavi and his friends Jere, Sami, and Markus to form a club, the only requirement for admission being that each young man must bring a tape of his latest sexual conquest to every club meeting. The risque game quickly degenerates into dangerous compulsion as relationships implode and the boys forsake their girlfriends in favor of prostitutes and "swingers". As currents of coercion and abuse enter the picture, each young man must ultimately confront his own morality in the viewfinder. Written by AnonymousB
Nousukausi
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Film
by Johanna Vuoksenmaa (Comedy)
Stunts HOLIDAY FROM HELL. A young couple in the IT business, with no kids and a fancy house in a good neighbourhood, finally have a few weeks off before new career challenges. Envious about their friends' exotic holiday destinations, they meet a travel agent offering them the ultimate experience: four weeks in one of the shadiest suburbs of the city. Part of the deal is that their credit cards, passports and keys are all sealed in an envelope. Acting as an unemployed couple, their street credibility is often questioned by their new neighbours who are more at home with the ways of the concrete jungle. And this is just the beginning... Written by Markku Kuoppamäki
Rikospoliisi Maria Kallio
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Television
(Crime, Drama and Thriller)
Stunts, Actor
Duetto amoroso
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TV Movie
by Markku Pölönen (Drama, Musical and Mystery)
Stunts REWRITTEN ARIAS. Maria arrives at a mansion she has inherited. The mansion is ruled by the devilish Bruno who wants to scare Maria away forever. Maria befriends Laszlo, a night porter at the village hotel, who has to protect her against the evil Bruno. The operatic plot serves as a vehicle to performances of eight famous opera arias with new lyrics. Written by Markku Kuoppamäki
Klassfesten
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Film
by Hannes Holm (Comedy)
Stunts 35-year old Magnus Edkvist hates class reunions as much as anyone and usually skip them. Still he accepts an invitation for a reunion for class he left over twenty years ago. But he has his reasons, as there is a chance that his teen love Hillevi will show up. The girl he wanted to run away with and share the rest of his life. The girl that got away... Written by Magnus Asplund
Korkeajännitystä - eli sähköä kotiinkuljetettuna
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Television
(Comedy)
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Rölli ja metsänhenki
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Film
by Olli Saarela (Family, Fantasy and Music)
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Villospår
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TV Movie
by Leif Magnusson (Thriller)
Stunts A Kurt Wallander mystery told from the perspectives of police and criminal. A foreign teenage girl burns herself to death under inspector Wallander's eyes. Several homicides take place where the victim is not only killed but scalped. The victims don't seem to have any connection. The viewer will know quite early that the serial killer is a deranged adolescent boy, but what exactly is his motive? Written by Markku Kuoppamäki
Benner & Benner
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Television
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Drakarna över Helsingfors
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Film
by Peter Lindholm (Drama)
Stunts Epic tale about two generations of men in a wealthy Finnish family, spanning from the 1960s all the way through the early 1990s. The father has achieved his position as director of the family business through marrying the heiress. Their eldest son Dani, hoped to succeed his father, succumbs to drugs while pursuing a career in rock music. Younger Riku grows up under the shadow of his more talented big brother and slowly drifts into the late 1980s, noticing then how many of his friends have managed to take advantage of the economic upswing. Written by Markku Kuoppamäki
Cyclomania
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Film
by Simo Halinen (Drama, Romance and Sport)
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Klassikko
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Film
by Kari Väänänen (Comedy and Drama)
Stunts Based on Kari Hotakainen's 1997 novel, the film's main character is a not very successful writer, Hotakainen, who is ordered by his publisher to write a dramatic novel about his own secret life. In search for "manic" inspiration, he becomes entangled in the world of cars, particularly a certain yellow Toyota and a used Alfa Romeo. As Hotakainen breaks ties with his former life and reality, he finds himself in opposition with Pera, the young white trash owner of the Toyota. Written by Pauli Ojala
Ken tulta pyytää
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Film
by Sakari Kirjavainen (Comedy)
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Highway Society
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Film
by Mika Kaurismäki (Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance and 1 More)
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Evangelicum
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TV Movie
(Fantasy and Musical)
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Bad Luck Love
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Film
by Olli Saarela (Crime and Drama)
Stunts In a movie loaded with religious symbology, Ali, a hardened criminal, is sentenced to jail for murder. Shortly afterwards, his girlfriend gives birth to his child. When Ali is released he is determined to leave his criminal past and make a better life for himself and his family. But leaving his past behind does not turn out to be easy... Written by Mikael Halila <mikael.halila@pp.inet.fi>
Mustan kissan kuja
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Television
(Comedy and Drama)
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Hurmaava joukkoitsemurha
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Film
by Ere Kokkonen (Comedy)
Stunts Two men, who both have tried to commit a suicide, decide to found a "Let's do it together"-suicide association to help the self-destructive people to succeed in their goal. Soon they have a bus load of candidates and together they start a bus tour in order to find a suitable place for the mass suicide. The trip takes them from Finland via Norway to the Central Europe. And finally on the verge - is life worth dying for? Written by T.J.A.
Hylätyt talot, autiot pihat
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Film
by Lauri Törhönen (Drama and War)
Stunts Summer 1944 in Finnish Karelia; after a long lull, the Soviet army launches an overwhelming offensive that throws everything into disarray. Martta has barely time to marry Aarne before she is evacuated with relatives Hilkka who has just given birth to a son Helmi Elisa, the children, and their grandmother. In the confusion of the retreat, the women try to hold together and cross the paths of Aarne and Arttu, the only surviving brother of war-widow Helmi Elisa. Implacably, war takes its toll of suffering and death among civilians and soldiers. Written by Eduardo Casais <eduardo.casais@nokia.com>
Lakeuden kutsu
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Film
by Ilkka Vanne (Drama)
Stunts Erkki Hakala returns home from America.
Kovat miehet
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Film (short)
by Maarit Lalli (Comedy and Drama)
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Näin tehtiin Häjyt
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Television
by Mikko Pesonen (Documentary)
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Talossa on Saatana
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Film (short)
by Aleksi Mäkelä
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Äkkiä Anttolassa
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(Comedy)
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Pieni pala Jumalaa
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Television
(Drama)
Stunts A young female teacher starts working in a poor part of Helsinki.
Silmä silmästä
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Film
by Atro Lahtela (Horror)
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History Is Made at Night
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Film
by Ilkka Järvi-Laturi (Action, Comedy, Romance and Thriller)
Stunts A romantic suspense-comedy about CIA agent Harry (Bill Pullman) and SVR agent Natasha (Irene Jacob) fighting to save the world, their lives and secret love in the post cold war Helsinki.
Lapin kullan kimallus
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Film
by Åke Lindman (Drama and History)
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Sokkotanssi
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Film
by Matti Ijäs (Comedy, Drama and Family)
Stunts Two 9-year-old boys, Jontti and Länki, grow up in a Finnish seaside town in the 1960s. Länki's biggest dream is to run away on a ship to the sea where his father is rumoured to have died. Jontti too must discover that his father is not what he appears to be. When his dad moves away with another woman, Jontti is determined to win him back. Written by Markku Kuoppamäki
Ambush
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Film
by Olli Saarela (War and Drama)
Stunts 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. Perkola meets his fiancée Kaarina, who is serving in the Women's Auxilary Corps (Lotta). Then the platoon continues with the mission, but a message about Kaarina's possible death reaches Lt. Perkola. The message causes Perkola to become distracted during the mission. Written by Anonymous
Häjyt
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Film
by Aleksi Mäkelä (Action, Crime and Drama)
Stunts Häjyt tells a story of two friends who have a hard time finding their place in the society. Antti and Jussi are released from jail. While they were doing time for bank robbery, the third man involved in the robbery, the one who was not convicted, has become a policeman. He tries to help his friends to settle into the small town in Pohjanmaa, but the boys start a black market liquor business instead. The road seems to lead back to the jail. Written by T.J.A.
Poika ja ilves
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Film
by Raimo O. Niemi (Adventure, Family and Drama)
Stunts Twelve-year-old Tommy reluctantly moves with his father from the big city to a small Lapp village - the childhood home of his mother, who has recently died. The village is close to the northernmost wildlife reserve in the world, where Tommy's father will be working on a project to release a captive lynx into the wild. The boy gradually falls under the spell of his new surroundings, and discovers that his mother was involved in protecting the local lynx, and, when his father's project fails, and the lynx is about to be sold, he decides to set it free himself. A dramatic series of events ensues, and Tommy, through his brave actions, regains the trust and respect of his family and the village. Written by L.H. Wong <lhw@sfs.org.sg>
Jari Tervon Poliisin poika
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TV Movie
by Tapio Piirainen (Comedy and Crime)
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A Dreamer and the Dreamtribe
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Film
by Arto Halonen (Documentary)
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Hämähäkkihuijaus
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Television
by Ville Suhonen
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Trabant express
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Television
(Comedy)
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Hotelli Voodoo
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TV Movie
by Janne Kuusi (Music)
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Pekko ja unissakävelijä
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Film
by Timo Koivusalo (Comedy)
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The Collector
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Film
by Auli Mantila (Drama and Thriller)
Stunts Eevi's life isn't going the way she would want it to, so she runs away, leaving destruction in her wake. No one will ever say no to her again.
Vaiennut kylä
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by Kari Väänänen (Crime, Drama and Thriller)
Stunts After his predecessor on a long-festering wilderness village murder case resigns for "reasons of health", a young police detective decides it's time for more forceful methods. But there's still those "we don't know nuthin" villagers to contend with, and ultimately his own personal lust for revenge. Based on a true story. Written by Anonymous
Tie naisen sydämeen
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Film
by Pekka Parikka (Comedy, Mystery and Thriller)
Stunts Pentti Anttila is a journalist, who accidentally ends up in to a mental institution. There he meets a woman, who claims that she is being kept there by force. Penttilä starts to investigate the case and he ends up in to a little town named Järvensuu. There he drifts in to a conflict with the local mob. Written by Rolf Pavian
Yksinäiset sudet
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Harjunpää ja heimolaiset
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