Rauno Juvonen

Basado en hechos reales. Jussi Ketola, regresa a Finlandia desde la gran depresión golpeará a Estados Unidos solo para enfrentar una creciente agitación política en su país. Una noche de verano de 1930, matones nacionalistas secuestraron violentamente a Ketola de su casa. Golpeado y obligado a caminar por el Camino Eterno hacia la Rusia soviética, donde la crueldad parece no tener fin, su único sueño es volver a toda costa con su familia.

Un joven adolescente (Onni Tommila) que acampa en el bosque ayuda a rescatar al presidente de los Estados Unidos (Samuel l. Jackson) cuando el Air Force One se estrella cerca de su lugar de acampada. Sumergidos en el juego del ratón y el gato, Oskari y el presidente tendrán que trabajar juntos para sobrevivir a la noche más extraordinara de sus vidas

An asphalt contractor, who has sacrificed his life to make a profit, finds himself in a financial dead-end. The ever gentle-minded road engineer Rauno Kannisto is hired to the construction site, to build a road that cuts through the vast forests by the Russian border. He knows nothing of the financial difficulties. Soon, Rauno finds himself in a situation where he doesn't know which way to turn. The sub-contractor becomes the main contractor, workers are loaded in containers from the other side of the border, and the contractor's wife has a smile that makes you lose your sleep. Middle of the Road is a dark comedy about loyalty and greed.

Unos científicos se encuentran en el norte de Finlandia investigando extraños sucesos que guardan relación con la existencia de una misteriosa criatura. Siguiendo sus pasos, el pequeño Pietari (Onni Tommila) descubrirá la verdad oculta tras el rostro de Santa Claus (Peeter Jakobi).

A shocking crime forces a man to re-evaluate his life, only to find that going straight is more complicated than he imagined. Ali is a low-level criminal who spends much of his spare time working out at a gym with his brother Pulu. Ali spends most of his day stoned on marijuana, while Pulu is known to drink cleaning products when he's run out of booze. Ali has fallen in love with Inka, a bright woman with a mind of her own, and her independent nature occasionally throws him into a fit of jealousy.

Junio de 1941, Segunda Guerra Mundial. El teniente Perkola (Peter Franzén) y su prometida Karina (Irina Björklund), enfermera voluntaria en el frente, tienen un breve encuentro en un pueblo de la Carelia soviética. Perkola y sus hombres son enviados a territorio enemigo mientras que las enfermeras son repatriadas a Finlandia. A pesar de que la misión empieza bien, Perkola se entera de que los rusos han atacado a la columna de heridos y enfermeras. La guerra se convierte entonces para el joven en un asunto de carácter personal. (FILMAFFINTY)

Joulubileet (The Christmas Party) might well be the closest to the ultimate cult movie that the Finnish film industry has ever gotten. The third directorial effort of Jari Halonen, a clearly distinctive voice in the local filmmaking landscape, is a timeless, absurd and at times completely insane piece of masculine comedy rough not only on the edges, but to the core. A story of Mike, just out of prison, and his buddies throwing a Christmas party under the most obscure circumstances is filled with juicy dialogue and plot twists that will definitely make your jaw drop – and have you chuckle for days after.

The 21st-century tale centers on taciturn detective Lipton Cockton as he looks into a series of murders involving exploding victims. The main clue in the case is the white halter dress worn by Marilyn Monroe in the subway vent scene in The Seven Year Itch. This clue directs Cockton to the highest levels of the super company LTD Prods. But though Cockton tries and tries, he cannot get there and ends up himself blown to smithereens.

Reima Elo ends up trying to commit suicide when he is abandoned by his wife Molla. He is also the village's laughing stock due to his communism. At a critical moment, a Lenin lookalike from Russia named Vladimir rescues him.