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Saara and Robert are living a love that is free from traditional conventions and role models. They set off to an extensive summer holiday on a lonely island in the Finnish archipelago where the tension between them escalates and becomes a fight for survival.

Marjaleena, Miss Finland's 2nd princess from decades ago, runs a bar on the Spanish sunny coast with her son Vili and her retired sidekick Mikko. Their carefree lives are cut short when the trio learns that Marjaleena's ex-husband Mato is about to be released from prison after a long sentence. Mato plans to retire to the sunshine coast to enjoy the spoils of robbery with his new lover and drive Marjaleena, Mikko and Vili out of their bar. But that's no good for the betrayed trio, who want their share of the millions.

A celebrity psychiatrist struggles to find a date for a wedding. Her dearest ex is getting married and she needs to find someone fancy enough to hide the fact that she is lonely, drinks too much and is pretty fucked up in any imaginable way.

The Angry Hamster is a short story about Tomi, a socially excluded man who lives with his mother. The young man's dauntingly routine everyday life is interrupted when his mother takes Tomi to town to celebrate his 23rd birthday. Tomi, who makes laconically analytical observations in his mind, is forced by a new situation to face his own feelings and prejudices about the world. Is life just a total misery, or is it not, after all? Perhaps the twisted world straightens out if you look at it from an even more twisted angle.

Set in the final weekend of the year 1995 Ice Hockey World Championships, 95 tells through overlapping stories why Finland became a ice hockey world champion and how it affected the whole nation.

A retiring policeman gets caught up in between two younger men trying to kill each other. A modern borderline western taking place on both sides of the northern Finnish-Swedish border.

잉마르 베리만: “엄마와 딸의 관계는 문학이나 영화에서는 거의 다뤄지지 않았어요. 전 둘 사이에 흐르는 긴장감에 매료됐죠.” 일에 모든 걸 바친 한 여자 피아니스트가 목사와 결혼해 노르웨이 북부에 사는 딸의 집에서 36시간을 보낸다. 둘이 대화를 나누면서 과거를 회상하는 장면들이 하나씩 펼쳐진다.

Little Wing tells the story of 12-year-old Varpu, who's quickly growing to adulthood, and about her mother, who doesn't want to grow up. Varpu lives with her mother and has never met her father. One night Varpu has enough of her riding buddies and her mother. She steals a car and drives up north in search of her father, of whom she only knows the name. But her father is not exactly what she had expected. Meeting him trigger something in Varpu and Siru's life, making them realize their role in each other's lives, and in the world.

Armi Ratia is the woman behind the legendary design company Marimekko and a worldwide celebrity. A theatre company has taken on the task of trying to portray the life and work of this complex person. The sets mainly consist of the well-known patterns that we all have grown to love. Armi is a brave, risk-taking businesswoman and her passion for her company repeatedly takes its toll on her employees, finances and family. The company grows while Armi's personal life is shaken by suicide attempts and turbulence. In Armi Alive!, Oscar-nominated film producer and director Jörn Donner portrays a fascinating woman with fervent ideas about the new Finnish man, her company, fabrics and clothes.

우연히 친구들을 따라간 은밀한 장소. 아이리스는 사회 고위층의 간부들에게 하룻밤을 제공하기만 하면 그 대가로 화려한 사치를 누릴 수 있다는 사실을 깨닫는다. 가족에게, 친구들에게, 세상에게 모두 외면 받는 그녀지만 이곳에서는 아름다운 얼굴과 몸매만으로도 누구보다 사랑 받고 찬사 받는다. 그 값비싼 명품과 뜨거운 욕망 모든 것에 중독되어가는 그녀. 그러나 어느 새 자신도 모르게 점점 더 위험 속에 빠져들기 시작한다.

18 year old Juri is seriously addicted to online gaming, so much so he becomes isolated from his single mother and pushes his girlfriend to the brink of leaving him. He decides to quit, but is soon lured back by one of his net-mates, Niki, who - when they meet for the first time - turns out to look strikingly like Juri. Niki has a web-address tattooed on his arm and when Juri types it into his computer, he gets drawn into a curious game that grants him the username RAT KING. As the game becomes increasingly dangerous, Niki vows to help Juri get through it. But the game triggers a series of life-threatening events and pretty soon Juri realizes that he is gaming for his life.

Everyone knows that Ruben is Jewish, gay, half-French, half-Finnish, an ungrateful son and disappointing lover, a thief who can’t help himself, and possibly a murderer to boot. The only person who doesn't know who Ruben is is Ruben himself. When he comes to a major turning point in his life, Ruben cannot make up his mind which way to go. Should he follow his people or his heart?

A Finnish family adventure comedy.

A young college student is found stabbed to death,and private detective Vares life takes an interesting turn when the girls family asks him to investigate the case.

One morning just before Christmas, Leena receives a phone call from a hospital in her childhood hometown telling her that her mother is dying. This news takes her on a journey to face her mother for the first time in her adult life. Leena has fought all her life to let go of her grief over her lost and dark childhood. She is now forced to deal with her past to be able to move on.

The father of a Finnish family brings home a cute puppy, Stormheart. No one in the family knows anything about the dog. Little by little, the mystery of Stormheart unravels and the dog's new owners learn more about him. They find out that Stormheart's parents had served as guard dogs at the Berlin Wall. Pearl, the 7-year-old daughter of the Finnish family, takes the puppy under her wing and Stormheart, who grows up to the size of a bear, undertakes the task of removing all dangers, threats and obstacles from the path of Pearl.

8 Days to Premiere is a love story set in the world of theater. Romeo and Juliet is to be the season´s grand premiere. Noora, the female lead in the play, breaks her leg at the kickoff party, and Laura, an actress who due to her debilitating stage fright has ended up as the prompter for the play, gets a chance of a lifetime. There are 8 days to the premiere.

Saara is a middle-aged doctor who one day finds out that her architect-husband Leo is having an affair with a younger woman, Tuuli. Instead of revealing her true identity, Saara pretends to be someone else and makes friends with Tuuli. At the same time she is planning the best way to revenge her husband and his lover

Screenwriter Ilona falls in love with Kalle, the main star of the series, and mixes fact and fiction when she starts writing a romance between herself and the star. Jealous producer Raakel does everything she can to destroy Ilona's plans.

Den Traum vom Lebensabend im sonnigen Spanien haben sich inzwischen immer mehr Deutsche erfüllt. Die iberische Halbinsel wird bei Aussteigern immer beliebter. Eher zufällig kommt in Peter Lichtefelds „Playa Del Futuro“, seinem erst zweiten Projekt in Spielfilmlänge, der Protagonist mit diesem Lebensziel in Berührung, denn eigentlich ist er nur auf der Suche nach einem besseren Job und seiner großen Liebe.

A black comedy about the dysfunctional relationships, love, and hate; concerning a small town sausage factory manager whose careless love affairs affect the lives of the factory workers as well as the women in his life.

When their bootlegging father ends up in jail, four twenty-something brothers need money to pay his debts to local crooks. Next, their 9-year-old half-sister is dumped on their doorstep by her prostitute mother. A karaoke set helps reveal that the little girl is quite a singer, just as a talent contest for children is coming up on national television offering more than enough money to the winner.

The story bases on four Finnish brothers, nicknamed 'the Eura Daltons' who received nation-wide notoriety for tearing gas pumps apart when they needed cash. The cast is an impressive one: the brothers are portrayed by Peter Franzen, Lauri Nurkse, Niko Saarela and Jasper Pääkkönen while their really evil father is played by Vesa-Matti Loiri, one of the grand old men of Finnish cinema.

야간열차를 타고 ‘헬싱키’로 향하던 중년의 ‘남자’는 마을에 도착한 첫날, 공원 벤치에 앉아 잠시 쉬던 중 자신의 인생을 송두리째 바꿔놓을 사고를 당한다. 소지품은 물론 신분증하나 없는 맨 몸으로 병원으로 실려간 이름 없는 ‘남자’는 생명이 위험한 상태. 오전 5시 12분. 온몸이 붕대에 휘감겨진 ‘남자’는 결국 사망선고를 받는다. 그러나 의사들이 자리를 비운 사이, 의식을 회복한 ‘남자는 무작정 병원을 나오는데... 직업도, 돈도, 그리고 기억마저 없는 ‘남자’는 병원에서 나온 뒤 인적 드문 길가에서 정신을 잃는다. 그가 도착한 곳은 거리의 부랑아들과 가난한 이웃들이 함께 살아가는 마을. ‘남자’는 마을의 가난한 이웃들을 도우며 사는 구세군의 여인 ‘이루마’를 만나 그녀와 사랑에 빠진다. 그리고 이루마와의 사랑을 통해 점차 활기차게 변해간다. 여전히 아무것도 기억하지 못하지만, 그에게는 새로운 인생이 시작되는데...

A comedy of crime, romance and deception played out against the background of a vacation under the Mediterranean sun.

Woman unexpectedly meets Satan in her attic.

젊은 유부녀 마야는 자동차 고장으로 자신의 집에 잠시 머물고 있는 세메이카에게 매혹된다. 마야와 세메이카는 도시로 함께 도망가지만 세메이카는 마야에게 매춘을 강요하고, 마야의 남편 유하는 그녀를 찾아 나서는데...

Hannes is a beer truck driver in Dortmund. His biggest dream is to win the first prize at the International Timetable Contest in Inari (Finland). When his new boss cancels his extra holidays to go there, Hans goes mad… On his journey to Finland by train, followed by the police, he meets lot of folks and the love of his life.

트램 운전사 로리(카리 바나넌)와 레스토랑의 매니저인 일로나(카티 오우티넨)는 가구를 새로 사는 등 달콤한 미래를 계획하나 로리가 실직을 당한 후 일로나마저 일하던 레스토랑이 대기업의 체인으로 넘어가자 일할 곳을 잃게 된다. 적당한 직장을 구하지 못한 일로나는 결국 이전 동료들과 함께 자신의 레스토랑을 열고 고객들을 기다리지만 점심시간이 다 가도록 테이블은 비어있다. 감독의 오랜 친구이자 동료로 1995년에 세상을 뜬 마티 펠론파에게 헌정한 작품이다.

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.

Crime caper involving two con artists who team up to pull off a super scam. Complications arise when the female member of the team falls in love with the male partner, who is mainly interested in the money.

무능력하고 무표정한 얼굴의 엄마와 계부의 생활비를 위해 매일같이 성냥공장에서 기계처럼 일하고 퇴근하면 집안 일을 해야하는 단조롭고 우울한 일상의 아리스.그녀에겐 생일선물마저도 매년 똑같은 제목의 낡은 책 한권이 전부이다.그런 그녀에게도 꿈이 있다, 성냥불꽃처럼 환히 빛났다가 금새 사라져벌리 것 같은.그녀는 저녁이면 가끔 댄스 클럽에 나간다. 온기가 느껴지는 누군가를 만나기 위해. 하지만 그녀는 언제나 붙박이 의자 신세다. 우울한 얼굴과 후줄근한 옷차람의 그녀에게 누구도 먼저 손내밀지 않는다. 그러던 어느 날 화사한 빨간색 원피스를 사 입고 들른 그곳에는 그녀가 가슴에 기대고픈 누군가가 기다리고 있는데...행복한 하룻밤의 기대는 온갓 유희로 끝나고, 그녀에게는 아기가 찾아온다. 그러나 예쁜 옷을 입혀줄 수 있을 딸이길 행복하게 소원하는 그녀는 그와 가족들로부터 버림만 받게된다. 세상은 성냥공장처럼 냉혹하고 비인간적이다. 이제 한 개피 성냥처럼 자신을 모두 태울 수 있었던 그녀의 인간다움, 자유를 향한 욕망의 선택은?

Anni wants a new mommy for herself and a new wife for her dad. But dad has forgotten how to find a wife and needs Anni's help.

Divorced Asta and her daughter Anni go on a summer holiday touring Finland with Asta's sister and her husband. On the trip they visit a submarine, a mine, a dinosaur land and search for Santa Claus in Lapland.

One day when Ruben Stiller is playing in a bath, he gets an alien talking to Nadja, who asks him to find out the fate of Charly's dog. Ruben agrees because Charly's host was Mauritz Stiller, and Ruben is the grandson of Mauritz's brother.