Taisto Oksanen

For the first time in its history, Finland became an autonomous state when it broke away from a crumbling Russian empire in 1917. Witnessing the upheaval of the First World War and all too aware of the threat posed both outside and within its borders, the newly installed government initiated harsh and draconian policies for its younger generation. All children and youths were drilled in the importance of discipline, rectitude and nationalism. With no exceptions.

Actor Tiina Vainio has to make an audition tape in a hotel room as soon as possible for the role of her life.

La recepción del Día de la Independencia de Finlandia se interrumpe bruscamente cuando el palacio presidencial es atacado y los líderes del estado son tomados como rehenes. Max Tanner, de la Policía de Seguridad, es designado como negociador en la crisis de los rehenes, que se desarrolla como parte de un plan mayor para socavar la seguridad europea.

Documentary film about Arndt Pekurinen and the peace movement in the early 20th century. Pekurinen spoke out for pacifism, conscientious objection and peace, and received support for his actions around the world. However, his worldview collided with the nationalist and militaristic atmosphere of the era in Finland. He was considered a troublemaker, a traitor, and a caricature of masculinity. The film is a universal and timeless account of a man persecuted for his opinions. At the same time, it is a description of the weak tolerance of young independent Finland towards dissidents. Pekurinen was executed during the Continuation War by his compatriots on November 5, 1941.

Documentary on the history of Ryhmäteatteri theatre company.

Tom of Finland, protagonizada por Pekka Strang, sigue los pasos de esta figura pionera de la cultura gay, que sufrió la opresión y homofobia durante su juventud. Volvió como héroe de la Segunda Guerra Mundia, pero la vida en Finlandia en tiempos de paz no fue como esperaba. Perseguido por su homosexualidad, se encontró sumergido en relaciones secretas y presionado para casarse con una mujer. Encontró una válvula de escape a través de su arte, especialmente por sus dibujos homoeróticos con un estilo marcado por musculados cuerpos masculinos vestidos de cuero. Su fama llegó a ser revolución en Estados Unidos bajo su nombre artístico, Tom of Finland.

A documentary film about Martta Koskinen, the last executed woman in Finland during the war in 1943. Martta was a Seamstress who lived in Helsinki during the Second World War. She was one of the post-civil war (in 1918) generation for whom the war had meant a disappointment in the system and failure in unity of the Finnish nation. The legacy of the civil war had left systems of persecution in place for those with socialist ideals. Martta and her fellow revolutionaries were determined to continue the resistance movement although they knew that at worst it could cost their lives. Martta was imprisoned twice before she was shot. She was an idealist, whose seemingly harmless, naive beliefs in peace and justice were the most dangerous traits a person could have at the time.

Un hombre con un tipo especial de sangre es utilizado como un dispositivo de dopaje humano de los atletas de su equipo de esquí nacional

Life for Sale is the story of one unlucky man's descent into disaster, a dramatic, human-destiny thriller with contemporary social undertones.

Tough Finnish detective Jussi Vares gets hired by a friend at a newspaper to investigate a 15 year old mystery regarding the disappearance of 3 girls.

Visa Vuorio (Tobias Zilliacus), a 35-year old team leader at the Helsinki city gardening department, is suffering from a terminal neurological disease and only has a few months to live. Because of this, he is a member of a therapeutical support group for people suffering from terminal diseases. Visa's life changes when a young female reporter, Hanna Manninen (Helena Vierikko), arrives at the support group offering to write a series of articles about Visa's life story.

The daughter of two famous writers, Helena upholds her late father's reputation, reciting his poems on various occasions and cherishing the memory of the legend. Relations with her mother have deteriorated since she moved to Sweden. Helena blames her mother for abandoning her father. Helena and her mother meet again as Helena's mental health deteriorates and in order to cope, she must face reality through her mother's memoirs. Helena becomes intensely involved in the story and relives it by imagining herself in her mother's place.

El ejército soviético rompe las defensas finlandesas en el istmo de Carelia en junio de 1944, avanzando con una fuerza abrumadora. De alguna manera, las tropas finlandesas deben encontrar la fuerza para contraatacar, con todas las probabilidades en su contra. La batalla de Tali-Ihantala fue la batalla más grande jamás librada en la historia de los países nórdicos. Esta película describe los hechos reales a través de cinco historias distintas.