Janne Laine

Child No. 182 is a documentary film about child protection practices in Finland in the 60s and 70s. It tells the story of a little girl who is placed from orphanages to summer colonies and foster homes. The film is based on the reports of social service officials and other authorities and is shot mainly on 8mm film. Director Camilla Roos makes a deep dive into her own childhood from her birth to when she was 8 years old.

The Kind Stranger is a moving, at times comical film about the ASMR community, whose members try to ease each other’s pain by making youtube videos of tender care, quiet whispers and close up attention. We see the many hours of work that “ASMR artists” put into making their videos – and their presence and sincerity. In the age of anxiety, ASMR aspires to fulfill our ancient, primal needs. We are all a bit broken, but human beings are incredibly inventive when it comes to finding ways to reach out to our kind.

Sorrow Tamers is a documentary about people who have chosen to face sorrow without avoiding it or running away from it. The film is about love, change, sorrow and abandonment.

The region of Lake Turkana, located in Kenya and Ethiopia, is considered to be “the Cradle of Humankind”. Among other finds, primate fossils from millions of years ago have been discovered in the region. But what about the region’s modern inhabitants and their relationship to their environment? Iiris Härmä, whose previous work includes the award-winning Leaving Africa, had the chance of joining Helsinki University’s researchers, Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares and Mar Cabeza, on their pre-pandemic trip to study the Daasanach people’s relationship to their environment through traditional animal tales. The researchers hope that storytelling would help to bridge the gap between people’s everyday lives and conservation efforts.

In the Kosovo War, human dignity was shattered by the terrors of the Serbian government and the Albanian liberation army. Truths about the victims’ fates faded away, which is why a Finnish forensic research group led by Helena Ranta got a mission to act as an unbiased agent and investigate the real course of events.

Конец 90-х. Финская студентка Лора путешествует из Москвы в Мурманск, чтобы увидеть древние наскальные рисунки. Ее единственный сосед по купе — шахтёр по имени Леха, мрачный нелюдимый тип. Долгая дорога сквозь снега сближает их. Долгая железная дорога. Но у Лехи и Лоры есть ещё кое-что общее, помимо купе, которое они вынужденно делят: оба чувствуют себя чужими в этом мире.

Old woman looks outside her apartment window and sees her life passing, or dancing, in front of her eyes.

Old woman looks outside her apartment window and sees her life passing, or dancing, in front of her eyes.

Reconstruction tells about a certain night in 1982, reconstructed in 2020 by the people who lived it through together. The film combines dance, drama and documentary, but most of all is a story of a friendship of a boy and a girl, and how jolly situations can turn sour and how, even though close, friends do not share same experiences – and that can have an effect on their friendship.

Documentary about a Finnish reporter, Hannu Karpo. The movie follows Karpo's decades-long career as a journalist, and how he became a phenomenon and known by the whole nation.

На протяжении веков закрытое учреждение на изолированном острове Сяло в Балтийском море было конечным пунктом для женщин, нарушивших общественный порядок. Их держали там, как в тюрьме, наблюдали за ними, изучали и измеряли – почти так же, как изучают природу учёные в исследовательском центре на месте того учреждения. Молодой ученый собирает образцы по всему острову, и прошлое всплывает в шепоте неотправленных писем и пустых комнат. Чьи истории они помнят, а чьи забыли?

На протяжении веков закрытое учреждение на изолированном острове Сяло в Балтийском море было конечным пунктом для женщин, нарушивших общественный порядок. Их держали там, как в тюрьме, наблюдали за ними, изучали и измеряли – почти так же, как изучают природу учёные в исследовательском центре на месте того учреждения. Молодой ученый собирает образцы по всему острову, и прошлое всплывает в шепоте неотправленных писем и пустых комнат. Чьи истории они помнят, а чьи забыли?

Year 1915. Helene Schjerfbeck lives as a forgotten artist with her elderly mother in the countryside. It has been years since the last exhibit, and Helene continues to paint only because of her passion. Everything changes when art dealer finds Helen and her 159 wonderful paintings - and wants to organize a big private exhibit. However, Helen's turning point comes only when she is introduced to Einar Reuter. Young Einar is a forester, art enthusiast, and a passionate admirer of Helene's work. He becomes Helen's trusted and lover.

An intimate portrait of a family coming to terms with decades of institutional abuse and the impact it has had and is still having on their lives.

Пронзительный портрет Лейлы и Саханда, иранской пары, которая объявлена вне закона за свою любовь и бежит из страны со своим четырехлетним сыном Мани. В Тегеране они совершили преступление, закрутив много лет назад тайный роман, оба будучи в браке. Им было запрещено разводиться и они не могли признать, что Мани — незаконнорожденный ребенок, поскольку супружеская измена может караться в Иране смертной казнью.

Для расследования серии загадочных ограблений банков и возможного заговора бывших нацистских приспешников, полицейскому детективу приходится применить нетрадиционные методы работы и прибегнуть к помощи гипнотизёра с сомнительной репутацией.

Фильм о событиях Русско-финской войны (1941-44 гг.), начиная с отвоевания Карелии и заканчивая полным разгромом Финляндии.

War and Peace of Mind explores what war does to the human mind and how both, the individuals and the nation as a whole, survive it psychologically. Finland and WWII, locally known as continuation war, is the backdrop of this documentary.

War and Peace of Mind explores what war does to the human mind and how both, the individuals and the nation as a whole, survive it psychologically. Finland and WWII, locally known as continuation war, is the backdrop of this documentary.

Катри собирается в отпуск с подружками, но жених неожиданно делает ей предложение. Женское счастье так близко! Но придя в гости к жениху, она обнаруживает там каких-то посторонних людей, а сам жених на её глазах увозит свою беременную любовницу в роддом, оставив в квартире сумку с кучей евро…

A weekend father wants to bond with his teenage daughter by taking her with him to the carwash. They end up on a life-changing adventure in the supermarket, at the endless sanitary towel aisle. They get "help" from an older lady who shares intimate stories of her experience, some about menstruation, some on wildly different topics.

Other Girls tells the story of four young girls nearing graduation, all of them struggling with various issues.

14 июня 1941 года. За одну ночь депортации десятки тысяч невинных людей Эстонии, Латвии и Литвы вынуждены покинуть родной дом. Мужчин без суда и следствия отправляют в лагерь, а женщин и детей ждут неосвоенные бескрайние просторы Сибири. Среди них была и Эрна, счастливая супруга и мать маленькой дочери. Теперь для нее время исчисляется в ином измерении. Приходится жить в нечеловеческих условиях, терпеть голод и унижение, но душа находит свободу в письмах, которые Эрна пишет любимому мужу в лагерь.

After being fired from his job at a newspaper for writing a destructive review of a celebrated movie, Fred, an aspiring writer, learns that his girlfriend is pregnant.

Aaron, a young misfit living in a remote Scottish fishing community, is the lone survivor of a strange fishing accident that claimed the lives of five men including his older brother. Spurred on by sea-going folklore and local superstition, the village blames Aaron for this tragedy, making him an outcast amongst his own people. Steadfastly refusing to believe that his brother has died, he sets out to recover him and the rest of men.

At first glance Maarit looks like any other woman in her early forties. There is, however, something strange under the surface. She radiates sexual energy that is hard to define.

Director Sonja Lindén's personal and sensitive quest to the core of the modern information society where technology and human beings get more and more entwined. This documentary explores our society on the verge of turning ubiquitous - a wireless society, where the laws of time, space and distance are revolutionizing the concept of liaison. Do the consequences of the technological revolution increase our freedom, or do they limit us? Is it possible to find a balance between one's natural rhythm and the society that spins at an ever increasing and demanding speed? Are we chasing echoes of our lost inner wholeness in our everyday lives, which are becoming busier and more fragmented than ever before?

A Roma beggar on his knees raises many extreme emotions: guilt, rage, sympathy and frustration. Most people just walk on by, but there is always someone willing to help. In this film, the director follows the confrontations between the Roma beggars from Romania and Finnish people, and is forced to question, over and over again, her own ideas about helping.

A Roma beggar on his knees raises many extreme emotions: guilt, rage, sympathy and frustration. Most people just walk on by, but there is always someone willing to help. In this film, the director follows the confrontations between the Roma beggars from Romania and Finnish people, and is forced to question, over and over again, her own ideas about helping.

Fred Daly returns to Ireland with nowhere to live but his car. Then dope-smoking 21-year-old Cathal parks beside him, and brightens up his lonely world. Encouraged by Cathal, Fred meets attractive music teacher Jules. Growing closer, these three outsiders are set on a course that will change their lives forever.

A rough but beautiful documentary film about the crisis of a man in his forties and his desire for a better life; its a story of parenthood, alcohol, Finnish man and his desire for love. It is also an unusually intimate depiction of the relationship between the father and his son. Despite the seriousness of the topic the film includes black humor and situational comedy

В поисках ответов на риторические вопросы Тони блуждает по жизни. Кто хороший человек, а кто плохой? Что такое мораль и этика?

In this stylish Finnish drama, the secrets and desires of a family can no longer be suppressed. Mikko turns out to have a hereditary illness. Since then he has been worried. How long can he continue to run the family business that he and inherited from his father, just like his illness? And how does he tell his teenage daughter and adult son that they might have the wrong genes? The imaginative eight-year-old Lumi, adopted from China, also cannot get away from her roots.

In 1982 the guilt-ridden 18-year-old Rupert tries to remember and understand the events of the past amidst the chaos of the present

A film about memory, identity and the overwhelming power of love. One-year-old Devi was found starving at a railway station in Delhi. The police took her to Palna, an orphanage, where she lived for a year. When Devi learned to talk she often wanted to talk about Amma, her first mother. In the film, the 6-year-old Devi journeys to her own past, as her family adopts another daughter from Palna, a baby sister for Devi.

A film about memory, identity and the overwhelming power of love. One-year-old Devi was found starving at a railway station in Delhi. The police took her to Palna, an orphanage, where she lived for a year. When Devi learned to talk she often wanted to talk about Amma, her first mother. In the film, the 6-year-old Devi journeys to her own past, as her family adopts another daughter from Palna, a baby sister for Devi.

The Gypsies have lived in Finland for hundreds of years and they form a significant minority in country. Nevertheless, their every day life is not very well known by the majority and few people understand the issues young Gypsies struggle with.

Насколько близким один человек может стать для другого? Можно ли прожить жизнь без любви? Может ли тот, кто однажды узнал, насколько хрупким может быть счастье, поверить другому когда-нибудь снова? «Осенний бал» — это несколько моментов из жизни шести людей, живущих в огромных панельных домах, построенных на закате советской эры.

В 1918-м году на защиту Эстонской Республики плечом к плечу с солдатами встали и эстонские гимназисты, прямо со школьной скамьи они добровольцами ушли на фронт...

About photographer Inka and her loved ones on a journey to the fountains of love. Inka leaves her betrothed Jonah at the dinner table and leaves their shared home in a bang, not knowing why yet.

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

A guard on the Soviet-Chinese border who, after surviving a deadly attack, decides to become a monk but must continually prove along the way that he's capable of becoming the enlightened man he set out to be.