Aku Louhimies

Aku Louhimies

Nascimento : 1968-07-03, Helsinki, Finland

História

Aku Urban Louhimies (born 3 July 1968) is a Finnish film director, writer and producer. His films include Restless (2000), Frozen Land (2005), 8-Ball (2013) and The Unknown Soldier (2017). He also directed historical drama miniseries Rebellion (2016).

Perfil

Aku Louhimies
Aku Louhimies
Aku Louhimies

Filmes

Hirttämättömät
Producer
The Finland of the future has gone mad. A bored young woman, Viola, gets a brilliant idea. She decides to fool the infamous Lone Rider and his sidekick Tonto. Viola makes a wanted poster of herself, and assumes the identity of a highwayman named Gonzales. Viola/Gonzales surrenders to a quirky bandit duo, who now believe they will be well rewarded for bringing this outlaw to authorities. As the pair is taking Gonzales to the gallows, they get lost in the desert. A day's journey turns into an adventure that tests the trio's physical resilience and mental maturity.
Coincidências da vida e grandes amores
Producer
Nessa versão atualizada de um romance do século XIX, uma mulher vive uma batalha entre razão e paixão. Os temas universais de amor, honestidade e saudade aparecem na vida das pessoas que vivem numa longínqua ilha de um arquipélago da Finlândia, isolada do mundo afetado por uma pandemia.
Coincidências da vida e grandes amores
Writer
Nessa versão atualizada de um romance do século XIX, uma mulher vive uma batalha entre razão e paixão. Os temas universais de amor, honestidade e saudade aparecem na vida das pessoas que vivem numa longínqua ilha de um arquipélago da Finlândia, isolada do mundo afetado por uma pandemia.
Coincidências da vida e grandes amores
Director
Nessa versão atualizada de um romance do século XIX, uma mulher vive uma batalha entre razão e paixão. Os temas universais de amor, honestidade e saudade aparecem na vida das pessoas que vivem numa longínqua ilha de um arquipélago da Finlândia, isolada do mundo afetado por uma pandemia.
Attack on Finland
Director
The reception for Finland's Independence Day is rudely interrupted when the presidential palace is attacked and the state leadership is taken hostage. Max Tanner of the Security Police is appointed as a negotiator in the hostage crisis, that unfolds as part of a bigger plan to undermine European security.
The Dinosaur
Self
Acclaimed Finnish director Rauni Mollberg made several scandalous yet widely appreciated films. Former co-worker Veikko Aaltonen’s eye-opening documentary The Dinosaur looks at the relentless, often disturbing directing techniques behind Mollberg’s art and success.
Armadilha do Caçador
Co-Executive Producer
Noruega, 1942. Esther, uma jovem judia é separada de sua família durante a Segunda Guerra. Na fuga ela consegue se esconder em uma fazenda onde assume a identidade de um menino. O desafio diário de manter o segredo conduz a uma série de escolhas que mudam o caminho de todos ao seu redor.
O Soldado Desconhecido
Producer
O filme segue a companhia de metralhadoras do exército finlandês em Continuation War contra a União Soviética, 1941-1944. Baseado no best-seller de Väinö Linna, Tuntematon Sotilas (O Soldado Desconhecido) e na versão sem censura do romance, Sotaromaani (Um Romance de Guerra). (e 16 - Estimado 16 Anos)
O Soldado Desconhecido
Screenplay
O filme segue a companhia de metralhadoras do exército finlandês em Continuation War contra a União Soviética, 1941-1944. Baseado no best-seller de Väinö Linna, Tuntematon Sotilas (O Soldado Desconhecido) e na versão sem censura do romance, Sotaromaani (Um Romance de Guerra). (e 16 - Estimado 16 Anos)
O Soldado Desconhecido
Director
O filme segue a companhia de metralhadoras do exército finlandês em Continuation War contra a União Soviética, 1941-1944. Baseado no best-seller de Väinö Linna, Tuntematon Sotilas (O Soldado Desconhecido) e na versão sem censura do romance, Sotaromaani (Um Romance de Guerra). (e 16 - Estimado 16 Anos)
A Estrada Eterna
Writer
Ao retornar à Finlândia após de deixar os EUA durante a Grande Depressão, um homem enfrenta uma crescente inquietação política no país nórdico. Numa noite de verão de 1930, bandidos nacionalistas o raptam. Ele é espancado e forçado a andar até a União Soviética, onde a crueldade parece não ter fim. Seu único desejo é voltar a ver a família, mesmo que esse sonho seja quase impossível. Baseado em uma história real.
8-Pallo
Director
8-Pallo conta a história da mãe solteira Pike que, tendo acabado de sair da prisão, está tentando recomeçar sua vida. Quando seu ex-namorado Lalli volta do exterior, abre uma janela para um passado que Pike quer deixar para trás.
Naked Harbour
Writer
Naked Harbour is a movie about Finnish love in the year 2011. It is a story about people who seek love and acceptance at any cost. During one winter week all its characters face something irreversible.
Naked Harbour
Director
Naked Harbour is a movie about Finnish love in the year 2011. It is a story about people who seek love and acceptance at any cost. During one winter week all its characters face something irreversible.
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
Director
An anthology of one-minute films created by 60 international filmmakers on the theme of the death of cinema. Intended as an ode to 35mm, the film was screened one time only on a purpose-built 20x12 meter public cinema screen in the Port of Tallinn, Estonia, on 22 December 2011. A special projector was constructed for the event which allowed the actual filmstrip to be burnt at the same time as the film was shown.
Enemies Within
Producer
Short film by Oskari Sipola
Tears of April
Co-Producer
There is civil war in Finland between "Whites" and "Reds". A woman soldier of the Reds is captured by the Whites. She is ordered to be executed. A lieutenant is enforced into a homosexual relationship with his commanding officer to save the Red female with whom he is infatuated.
Tears of April
Director
There is civil war in Finland between "Whites" and "Reds". A woman soldier of the Reds is captured by the Whites. She is ordered to be executed. A lieutenant is enforced into a homosexual relationship with his commanding officer to save the Red female with whom he is infatuated.
Christmas Story
Story
Hundreds of years ago in Lapland, a little boy named Nikolas loses his family in an accident. The villagers decide to look after the orphaned boy together. Once a year - at Christmas - Nikolas moves to a new home. To show his gratitude, Nikolas decides to make toys for the children of the families as good-bye presents. Over the years, Nikolas's former adoptive families become many, and soon almost every house has presents on its doorstep on Christmas morning. At thirteen, Nikolas is sent to live and work with Iisakki, a grumpy old carpenter, who forbids Nikolas to continue making presents for Christmas. Gradually, however, Nikolas wins Iisakki's trust. Together they begin to look after the Christmas traditional that Nikolas has begun. When the aged Iisakki has to leave Nikolas and move away, the tradition of Christmas presents is once again at risk. Thankfully, Nikolas comes up with a solution that brings children joy every Christmas, even continuing to today.
Frozen City
Co-Producer
Looking to outrun the horrors of his past, a tormented cabbie flees Helsinki for an apartment complex in the suburbs, only to discover that new neighbors bring new problems. What ensues is a raw, realistic tragedy with an unwaveringly humane core.
Frozen City
Director
Looking to outrun the horrors of his past, a tormented cabbie flees Helsinki for an apartment complex in the suburbs, only to discover that new neighbors bring new problems. What ensues is a raw, realistic tragedy with an unwaveringly humane core.
Man Exposed
Director
A story of a priest, who considers himself as a rebel is suddenly asked to run for bishop of Turku.
Frozen Land
Writer
When a schoolteacher is sacked, he projects his bad mood at his troubled teenage son. The son, in turn, buys a CD player from a pawnshop with counterfeit money. This starts a chain reaction of misery as every victim projects his problems on to another person.
Frozen Land
Director
When a schoolteacher is sacked, he projects his bad mood at his troubled teenage son. The son, in turn, buys a CD player from a pawnshop with counterfeit money. This starts a chain reaction of misery as every victim projects his problems on to another person.
Lovers & Leavers
Screenplay
Lovers & Leavers
Director
Restless
Original Story
An old dog has a hard time learning new tricks in this drama set in Turku. Ari, a paramedic, is a chronic womanizer; he makes it a point of pride to never sleep with the same woman twice, and his nights are a long series of brazen one-night stands. But when Ari meets Tiina (Laura Malmivaara), something unexpected happens - he falls in love. For the first time, Ari finds himself pursuing a long-term relationship, and he makes a genuine effort to remain faithful to her. But old habits die hard; Tiina introduces Ari to her circle of friends and temptation arises as he encounters Hanna-Riikka, a theology student, and Ilona, who is soon to be married. Despite Ari's feelings for Tiina, he begins having affairs with both Hanna-Riikka and Ilona, leading to an unpleasant revelation on the day of Ilona's nuptials. ~ Mark Deming, Allrovi
Restless
Director
An old dog has a hard time learning new tricks in this drama set in Turku. Ari, a paramedic, is a chronic womanizer; he makes it a point of pride to never sleep with the same woman twice, and his nights are a long series of brazen one-night stands. But when Ari meets Tiina (Laura Malmivaara), something unexpected happens - he falls in love. For the first time, Ari finds himself pursuing a long-term relationship, and he makes a genuine effort to remain faithful to her. But old habits die hard; Tiina introduces Ari to her circle of friends and temptation arises as he encounters Hanna-Riikka, a theology student, and Ilona, who is soon to be married. Despite Ari's feelings for Tiina, he begins having affairs with both Hanna-Riikka and Ilona, leading to an unpleasant revelation on the day of Ilona's nuptials. ~ Mark Deming, Allrovi
Sunset Riders
Odottava isä (uncredited)
Computer professional Vesa Rajala rushes to home from a work trip because his wife Sanna is leaving for Greece with her new lover, Georgios from next door.
Vacuum-Cleaner Salesmen
Assistant Editor
Three vacuum cleaner salesmen go door-to-door selling dreams of dust-free homes and personal ambitions in a bleak Finland hit by the worst recession in history.
Jäniksen vuosi
Writer
Vatanen has had enough of his job, his wife, his whole urban lifestyle. One day, without warning, he leaves everything behind and heads out into the wilderness accompanied by a rabbit he found on the side of the road.
Jäniksen vuosi
Producer
Vatanen has had enough of his job, his wife, his whole urban lifestyle. One day, without warning, he leaves everything behind and heads out into the wilderness accompanied by a rabbit he found on the side of the road.
Jäniksen vuosi
Director
Vatanen has had enough of his job, his wife, his whole urban lifestyle. One day, without warning, he leaves everything behind and heads out into the wilderness accompanied by a rabbit he found on the side of the road.
Jäätyvä helvetti
Director
A Russian reconnaissance aircraft collides with a Finnish passenger plane over the Gulf of Finland. At the same time unexplained sabotage and cyberattacks cut off electricity and communications across the country. The Finns are left in the dark without news, electricity or heating, while freezing cold turns their dwellings into death traps.