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    Lapland Odyssey 3 2017 POSTER

    Lapland Odyssey 3

    2017

    Finnish

    5.4

    4

    Action

    Comedy

    Tiina Lymi Tiina Lymi Director Jarkko Niemi Jarkko Niemi as Ilkka Sami Sainio Sami Sainio as Joukkueen jäsen Kari Ketonen Kari Ketonen as Pikku-Mikko Kari Väänänen Kari Väänänen as Räihäsen isä
    In the third instalment of the franchise, Janne embarks on an epic hike, a journey of self-discovery. His dreams of a tranquil retreat into nature are quickly shattered however, when Räihänen and Kämäräinen both decide to come along for the trip. Meanwhile Janne’s spouse Inari gets the chance to go back to work, but only if she can prove she’s “management material” and a real leader. Inari enters the Swamp Soccer tournament, where to her horror she finds out her ex Little Mikko is also competing.
    Master Cheng 2019 POSTER

    Master Cheng

    2019

    Finnish

    6.9

    3

    chef

    chinese immigrant

    Comedy

    Drama

    Romance

    Mika Kaurismäki Mika Kaurismäki Director Pak Hon Chu Pak Hon Chu as Cheng Kari Väänänen Kari Väänänen as Romppainen Anna-Maija Tuokko Anna-Maija Tuokko as Sirkka Vesa-Matti Loiri Vesa-Matti Loiri as Vilppula
    Cheng, 45, a restaurant owner from China, has travelled with his young son halfway around the world to a remote village in Finland. His wife died recently in an accident, and Cheng wanted to have a break from everything by traveling with his son to see an old Finnish friend who lives on a farm in the countryside of Finland. It’s the most remote place Cheng can imagine with endless forests, thousands of lakes, a country with entire population of one-fifth of Cheng’s home town, Shanghai.
    Calamari Union 1985 POSTER

    Calamari Union

    1985

    Finnish

    6.9

    9

    81%

    81%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    helsinki, finland

    journey

    metro

    Music

    Aki Kaurismäki Aki Kaurismäki Director Kari Väänänen Kari Väänänen as Frank Aki Kaurismäki Aki Kaurismäki as Ruumisauton kuljettaja Pirkko Hämäläinen Pirkko Hämäläinen as Sihteeri Casablanca Vox Casablanca Vox as Yhtye
    A group of men all called Frank—except for one named Pekka—have had enough of life in their working-class neighborhood, so they set off for a better existence in the magical seaside district of Eira. But the way is long, and the group face many hurdles including stray dogs and defunct streetlights.
    Hamlet Goes Into Business 1987 POSTER

    Hamlet Goes Into Business

    1987

    Finnish

    6.8

    10

    79%

    79%

    based on play or musical

    businessman

    Comedy

    Drama

    helsinki, finland

    loss of loved one

    Romance

    shakespeare in modern dress

    Aki Kaurismäki Aki Kaurismäki Director Pertti Sveholm Pertti Sveholm as 2. näyttelijä Matti Pellonpää Matti Pellonpää as Guard Kari Väänänen Kari Väänänen as Lauri Polonius Jaakko Talaskivi Jaakko Talaskivi as Restaurant Customer
    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 ducks? Does any of it really matter?
    The Missile 2024 POSTER

    The Missile

    2024

    Finnish

    6.6

    3

    1980s

    Action

    based on true story

    Comedy

    Drama

    missile

    Miia Tervo Miia Tervo Director Oona Airola Oona Airola as Niina Kuittinen Tommi Korpela Tommi Korpela as Pertti Keinänen Sakari Kuosmanen Sakari Kuosmanen as Reino, Niinan ukki Kari Väänänen Kari Väänänen as Uutis-Seppo
    Niina, a single mother working for a small-town newspaper, is drawn into an investigation into the fall of a Soviet missile that upends her life and that of her small northern village.
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