Finland Films 2020-2021
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- DirectorAnders Thomas JensenStarsMads MikkelsenNikolaj Lie KaasAndrea Heick GadebergMarkus goes home to his teenage daughter, Mathilde, when his wife dies in a train crash. All appears to be a tragic accident until a mathematics geek, who was also a fellow passenger on the train, and his two colleagues show up.
- DirectorEskil VogtStarsRakel Lenora Petersen FløttumAlva Brynsmo RamstadSam AshrafDuring the bright Nordic summer, a group of children reveal their dark and mysterious powers when the adults aren't looking. In this original and gripping supernatural thriller, playtime takes a dangerous turn.
- DirectorJuho KuosmanenStarsSeidi HaarlaYura BorisovDinara DrukarovaAs a train weaves its way up to the arctic circle, two strangers share a journey that will change their perspective on life.
- DirectorRenny HarlinStarsPierce BrosnanTim RothNick CannonAfter being recruited by a group of unconventional thieves, renowned criminal Richard Pace finds himself caught up in an elaborate gold heist that promises to have far-reaching implications on his life and the lives of countless others.
- DirectorJuuso SyrjäStarsVille VirtanenAnu SinisaloSampo SarkolaWhen the imprisoned serial killer Lasse Maasalo's face and a text "Let's make the world a better place" are painted to an underpass with blood, Kari Sorjonen is forced to confront the most difficult case of his career.
- DirectorZaida BergrothStarsAlma PöystiKrista KosonenShanti RoneyDepiction on the life of Tove Jansson, showing both her personal relationships, and the creation of the popular Moomin books.
- DirectorAku LouhimiesStarsJasper PääkkönenNanna BlondellSverrir GudnasonAfter Finland's Independence Day celebration is interrupted by a terrorist attack on the Presidential Palace and distinguished guests are taken hostage, a security service officer tries to uncover who is trying to destabilize Europe.
- DirectorAlex NoyerStarsJasmin Savoy BrownLili SimmonsJames JaggerA young killer experiences intense pleasure whenever she hears the sound of human pain.
- DirectorJenni ToivoniemiStarsIida-Maria HeinonenPaula VesalaEmmi ParviainenA comedy about the tragedy of being forever young.
- DirectorMargus PajuStarsPriit VõigemastKaspars ZnotinsAgnese BudovskaA spy thriller about an Estonian intelligence officer, who has to track down a mysterious Soviet double agent on the eve of WWII.
- DirectorTeppo AiraksinenStarsJake ShortMiles J. HarveyDamon Wayans Jr.Lifelong friends Neil and Gilbert's undeniable bond is tested to the limits when Neil makes a magical wish that comes true. With the assistance of Neil's charismatic neighbor, Jimmy, and Gilbert's wild ideas, Neil endures one epic night.
- DirectorLauri RandlaStarsNiklas KouzmitchevNika SavolainenÜlle KaljusteA coming-of-age story of Johannes, who was born prematurely to a prematurely-single mother on the dramatic background of the collapsing Soviet empire.
- DirectorTeemu NikkiStarsPetri PoikolainenMarjaana MaijalaSamuli JaskioJaakko and Sirpa have never met face to face but they talk on the phone every day. When he hears about her declining health, he decides to go meet her in another city; a challenge if you can't see and are paralyzed from the chest down.
- DirectorBille AugustStarsBirthe NeumannSimon BennebjergNanna Skaarup VossThe intense friendship between Karen Blixen, the Danish author best known for her autobiographical novel "Out of Africa," and Thorkild Bjørnvig, a young and promising poet.
- DirectorRenny HarlinStarsSami HedbergJaajo LinnonmaaAku HirviniemiThree former school friends who are brought back together by a later-in-life event.
- DirectorJoona TenaStarsJoonas NordmanMikko PenttiläAlex AntonComedy about a start-up entrepreneur who tries to import potato to Finland in the 17th century.
- DirectorPamela TolaStarsLeena UotilaSaara PakkasvirtaSeela SellaAfter gravely injuring her husband and realising that she might face consequences for it, Inkeri, an elderly woman, embarks on one last road trip.
- DirectorAntti J. JokinenStarsLaura BirnJohannes HolopainenKrista KosonenA story of renowned Finnish painter Helene Schjerfbeck, and the love affair between her and a younger art critic Einar Reuter.
- DirectorDace PuceStarsDamir OnackisDace EversaAgata BuzekAfter a neighbor's daughter throws some contemptuous remarks about his dead father, ten years old boy teaches the girl a cruel lesson thereby condemning himself in the eyes of the surrounding folk.
- DirectorHamy RamezanStarsAran-Sina KeshvariShahab HosseiniShabnam GhorbaniA story of an Iranian refugee family in Finland waiting for the decision of whether or not they'll be granted an official asylum status. The story is loosely based on the childhood experiences of the director.
- DirectorTaneli MustonenStarsSami HedbergKiti KokkonenRea MauranenA couple inherits an old mansion and start renovating it, but nothing goes according to plan.
- DirectorVille JankeriStarsJussi VatanenSara SouliéHannes SuominenAn employee of a forestry company is tasked to plan the redundancies of his home village's plywood factory, which employs many of his old friends.
- DirectorVeiko ÕunpuuStarsPääru OjaLaura BirnTommi KorpelaA struggling mine owner supplies his workers with drugs so they'll forget a tough existence. Nearby a small community of reindeer breeders also struggles.This critique of capitalism unfolds against a Western like Lapland landscape.
- DirectorTeemu NikkiStarsSusanna PukkilaAlmila BagriacikElias WesterbergMervi and Kata, a lesbian couple living in Helsinki, are considering coming out of closet. They soon realize that they are not the only ones with secrets.
- DirectorHannaleena HauruStarsHannaleena HauruTanja HeinänenSamuel KujalaAfter losing a film job to her nemesis Kristian, Hanna teams up with her sister and counterculture friends, to create a parody romance on Instagram between herself and young actor Ekku.
- DirectorKhadar Ayderus AhmedStarsOmar AbdiYasmin WarsameKadar Abdoul-Aziz IbrahimIn times of misfortune, Guled and his family have to push themselves to the limits in order to reunite with their family.
- DirectorUlla HeikkiläStarsEssi PatrakkaAamu MilonoffLinnea SkogA coming-of-age film about a religious summer camp, Eden tells the story through the eyes of three youths who are torn between ideology, independence and falling in love.
- DirectorDavid OndricekStarsVáclav NeuzilMartha IssováJames FrechevilleAutumn 1968, the Australian running record holder Ron Clarke is coming to Prague, hoping that his old friend and role model, Emil Zátopek, the most famous Czech athlete of all time, will help him overcome the biggest crisis of his career.
- DirectorTuukka TemonenStarsInka KallénAnu SinisaloOlga TemonenThe feature film (One half of me) is based on true events and tells an incredible survival story of a Finnish woman. Jaana is a bar owner and a mother of two kids. Her spare time hobby is equestrian. Jaana lives together with a charismatic but short-tempered partner, Marko. Jaana's life is about to take total change of direction as she paralyzes in a severe accident.
- DirectorKlaus HäröStarsPeik StenbergMartin PaulLena LabartA father and son learn to live after the mother dies.
- DirectorTony LaineStarsIina KuustonenRiku NieminenNoa TolaWhen a divorced nurse's son ends up in a hospital which is hit by a cyber attack, she has to determine which patients need medical attention the most and making life-determining decisions in the process.
- DirectorAku LouhimiesStarsInka KallénAku HirviniemiAndrei AlénUpdated version of a 19th century romance set on an island in the Finland archipelago sea.
- DirectorMika KaurismäkiStarsTimo TorikkaKari HeiskanenPertti SveholmDuring the COVID lockdown, three Finnish men get together in an otherwise empty bar, talk, and sample what is in some special bottles.
- DirectorValeriy TodorovskiyStarsMaksim SukhanovSergey GiroEkaterina FedulovaTeenage Misha receives hypnotic treatment for sleepwalking from psychotherapist. Eventually, Misha becomes so dependent on the hypnologist that he is no longer able to distinguish reality from illusion.
- DirectorReetta AaltoStarsElena LeeveJoonas SaartamoAino SirjeWoman who has become unemployed is a little lost in her life, participates in a stand-up course and ends up on a competition tour for novice comedians.
- DirectorTaavi VartiaStarsOlavi KiiskiOskari MustikkaniemiMimosa WillamoPertsa and Kilu's imaginative plans become all too real when they find themselves on the trail of a bank robber and a missing yacht.
- DirectorAnnika GrofStarsAsta SveholmTurkka MastomäkiVerneri LiljaThere Will Be Spring is a harrowing drama about war broken people in 1940's Finland hovering between desire and hate.
- DirectorJuha WuolijokiStarsKuura RossiMartti SuosaloPirjo HeikkiläA young boy becomes a crime-fighting superhero with the help of a mysterious pharmacist's invisibility powder.
- DirectorKadri KõusaarStarsAli SulimanJessica GrabowskyLeanne KatkhudaOn an assignment to the abandoned, lawless and apocalyptic Sinai coast a Swedish photo journalist Ingrid is kidnapped by a gang of Palestinian men and hidden in the desert. Soon Ingrid finds herself falling in love with the most sympathetic of the abductors, Ali. Ali's boss Moussa suspects that something is going on and becomes increasingly dangerous and violent.
- DirectorJohanna VuoksenmaaStarsHannele LauriMikko NousiainenMisa PalanderAn aging pop queen loved by the people struggles between her private and professional lives.
- DirectorClaes OlssonStarsNicke LignellLinda ZilliacusGörel AhlnäsIn the 70s lower class Frej becomes close with upper class Stella when they are teens but their relationship is harder to sustain during the ensuing decades.
- DirectorMaria SidStarsMinka KuustonenEero RitalaKristiina HalttuA young boy is believed to be the reincarnation of Vincent van Gogh.
- DirectorSami PöyryStarsJari ManninenRoope OleniusVeera W. ViloA lonely man living on a secluded farm invites his childhood friends for a visit. He has a plan that will shock everyone who ever knew him and change their lives forever.
- DirectorMarja PyykköStarsOuti MäenpääMikko LeppilampiMatleena KuusniemiFollows a celebrity psychiatrist who finds out her ex is getting married and struggles to find a date for the wedding to hide the fact that she is lonely.
- DirectorLenka HellstedtStarsLari HalmePirjo HeikkiläJanne KatajaBig sister Heinähattu starts school and little sister Vilttitossu is jealous of that. Vilttitossu plots to take her sister's place in the class trip. Unaccustomed to the rules of school Vilttitossu ends up astonishing the classmates.
- DirectorMarja PyykköStarsElina PatrakkaJustus HentulaElmer BäckA story of an unconventional fairy and an eccentric boy who overcome their own fears and obstacles in order to save the nature. A live action film for children from 7 to 12.
- DirectorStéphane AubierDavy DurandVincent PatarStarsAndrew DanishJean-Christophe DolléCamille DondaOnce upon a time there was a Parisian dog, naive and passionate, called Chien Pourri (rotten dog). With Chaplapla, his faithful gutter companion, Chien Pourri walks the streets of Paris, truffles blowing in the wind. No matter what disasters it causes, it always gets back on its feet! So much so that other dogs are starting to find it suspicious ... A program of five short films to follow the crazy adventures of Chien Pourri and his friends and introduce the poetry of Paris to the little ones! By the Panic in the Village and the Grand Méchant Renard (Big Bad Fox) teams.
- DirectorMikko JokipiiStarsIna AuraIida HietamäkiEelis Kakkonen
- DirectorIra CarpelanStarsAlma PöystiAnders SlotteAndré WickströmAs Moomintroll gets wasp-stung Moominpappa wants to cheer him up by telling about his own adventurous youth. Pappa tells about how he escapes from an orphanage and about his historic meeting with an inventor called Hodgkins.
- DirectorAmir AziziStarsSajjad DolatiPedram AnsariAli BagheriIman and Sajjad are two young men struggling with problems typical for 30-year-olds in contemporary Iran: unemployment, depression and lack of self-confidence. Iman is translating Franz Kafka's "Investigations of a Dog" into Farsi and works as a cab driver, too. His passengers are similar to the characters of Kafka's story. Sajjad, Iman's best friend, is very inhibited because of the way he looks and is trying to obtain enough money for surgery. They both have dogs that look very similar to their owners. The dogs, not always welcomed by the families, make the men feel less lonely living in traditional Iranian society.
- DirectorJani KorhonenStarsKerttu HuovinenNooa RönkköVeikka HuttunenMinni, Olli and Ruttu go on a nighttime adventure trip without the permission of their parents. During that trip they witness a burglar breaking into a house. Now they need to investigate the case without telling their parents.
- DirectorRax RinnekangasStarsHannu-Pekka BjörkmanYlva EkbladMinna HaapkyläHelsinki, spring 1975: Author Jeanette Aspen arrives at the Lapinlahti hospital, one of the oldest mental hospitals in the world. She is there to meet her only child, psychiatrist Karin Aspen, 36 years, after sending her to Sweden as a war child at the start of the Winter War in 1939 as she herself had travelled to Spain to begin a new life. The encounter opens a drama between the mother and daughter, complete strangers to each other. The architectural beauty of the mental hospital serves as an eyewitness to a series of events in which emotions locked up for too long will splash out between the women.
- DirectorToni MajaniemiStarsOla BlickVeera DegerholmRaimo GrönbergFinland in the 1960s. With a long career behind him, Inspector Osmo Mälkiä starts investigating a double murder that initiates a chain of events from where there is no turning back. As the repercussions of neglecting family life as well as new mistakes take over, the result is a nightmarish spiral. In the end, it's time to pay - in the heaviest possible way.
- DirectorErkki PerkiömäkiStarsEmilia AholaMaria FadeechevaSara HolkeriA teacher suffering from war traumas takes care of a war orphan who seeks his lost father.
- DirectorHiroshi SaitôMarkus BäckmanCarla RindellStarsAlma PöystiMaria SidCarl-Kristian RundmanA restored, updated and somewhat altered version of the 1992 animated film Comet in Moominland.
- DirectorTony ColeStarsAlex KaufmannThomas SandfordTony ColeA group of rogues pull off the heist of the century, but soon enough the mysterious gloom of their invaluable loot creates tension - not only do they have to fend off local law enforcement and the powerful crime lord they stole from, but also each other. Blood is spilled, bonds are broken and only one thing is certain; everyone wants the Iridescent.
- DirectorDiana RingoStarsAnatoliy BelyyAleksandr ObmanovDiana RingoThe main character of the film writes a diary. For over 20 years he has lived in a bunker and has not ventured outside. His only companions are ghosts of the past. He tries to find an explanation for the fateful course of events, which has destroyed the whole earth. The feeling of guilt does not leave him, as he believes that he could have prevented the apocalypse and the death of his beloved.
- DirectorValto BaltzarStarsIrina BjörklundAnouchka DelonFedor GrigorevA musical film about human relationships and how today's working life and the pressures of our surroundings can lead a person to the point of exhaustion.