Anni, a daughter of a wealthy family and used to secure life, falls in love with Veikko, a war invalid of the Continuation War. Anni leaves her past behind her and starts leading the life of a pioneer, in the wild forests of northern Karelia, in a settlement farm. After a rosy start, the fate crushes Anni’s dreams and her love for Veikko is put to a test.

Man and a Junior

2019

Finnish

6.0

♡ 3

based on novel or book

Comedy

kindergarten

parent child relationship

single parent

Tiina Lymi Director

Marja Packalén as Anita

Niko Saarela as Ilkka Reponen

Olli Rahkonen as Ossi

Jorma Tommila as Tarhasetä

Antti Pasanen juggles between taking care of Paavo, his work and personal life, until Enni has an accident and he has two kids to take care of.

Lights in the Dusk

2006

Finnish

6.8

♡ 6

68%

Aki Kaurismäki Director

Marja Packalén as Chef

Tommi Korpela as Lecturer

Maria Järvenhelmi as Mirja

Silu Seppälä as Vandal

Outcast by his co-workers and living alone, Koistinen is a security guard who works the night shift in a luxury shopping mall in Helsinki. But when icy blonde Mirja approaches him, the lonely Koistinen falls helplessly for her, unaware she is manipulating him for her criminal boyfriend.

The Match Factory Girl

1990

Finnish

7.5

♡ 11

100%

parent child relationship

poison

Aki Kaurismäki Director

Silu Seppälä as Iris Rukka's brother

Erkki Friman as Member of dance band

Ismo Keinänen as Policeman

Marja Packalén as The doctor

Iris is a shy and dowdy young woman stuck in a dead-end job at a match factory, who dreams of finding love at the local dancehall. Finding herself pregnant after a one-night stand and abandoned by the father, Iris finally decides the time has come to get even and she begins to plot her revenge.