Laura Malmivaara

После проваленной неофициальной операции, завершившейся гибелью ребенка, оперативника Европейского полицейского спецподразделения по борьбе с киберпреступностью Маркуса Таннера отправляют на родину, в Хельсинки. Через некоторое время, его бывшую напарницу, шведку Сильвию Мадсен, прикомандировывают сопровождать одиозного французского генерала Мореля на праздновании дня Независимости Финляндии.

22-year-old Laura finds normal things difficult. Coping during the coronavirus pandemic worries her, but the routines of the abnormal state turn out to be exciting and comforting.

A story of five Finnish youth growing up during the devastating '90s recession. They live in the small timber industrial town of Heinola. As the parents of these young teens struggle through hard economic times, the five very different youths meet by coincidence to form the punk band Apulanta.

Ricky Rapper and Nighthawk Ricky find a buried treasure while digging for worms. Archaeological excavations begin at the site, and when a valuable iron-age ring vanishes, it becomes apparent that there's a site-robbing "nighthawk" at work here.

Selja is in her thirties and lives in a shared flat with her friends. One day a boy appears at her door; a boy she gave up for adoption sixteen years earlier. Selja has a chance to get to know her son, but at the same time, makes a complete mess of her and her best friends’ lives. Urban Family is a new kind of music film set in the modern-day world.

It was supposed to be just an ordinary holiday on sunny Kos, but Toni has to rescue a beautiful local girl, a talented free-diver, from the clutches of kidnappers. When it appears that nobody else can be trusted, Toni must reluctantly rely on his step-brothers' assistance.

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.

Rome, Paris and Helsinki right after the Madrid bombings. Three stories about people who, for different reasons, are afraid of others – the eponymous "thy neighbor." A humanity full of differences, but at the same time, with very similar feelings. So similar that their stories appear almost parallel and complementary.

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.

Jojo is out of money and must work for his stepfather's shady car dealership to pick up a car that belongs to a Russian gangster.

A story of a priest, who considers himself as a rebel is suddenly asked to run for bishop of Turku.

Жены футболистов любительской команды устали от футбола и от того,что их мужья все свободное время проводят не с ними а за любимой игрой. Да и после игры они не могут разойтись и идут в бар обсуждать произошедшее на поле или смотреть матчи профессиональных команд. Жены заключают с мужьями пари. Они предлагают сыграть с ними футбольный матч. Если мужья проигрывают они никогда больше не подойдут к мячу. Мужья соглашаются. Ведь ясно, что они победят 20-0. Но они еще не знают, что тренировать команду Футболисток будет тренер сборной страны по футболу.

Uuno disguises as an old man and infiltrates a nursing home for rich old people, where his father-in-law also lives. The ever-hungry Uuno is seduced by the table groaning with food, but as it happens, he never manages to be there at dinnertime. Meanwhile Sörsselssön enters Uuno for a TV competition named This Is My Life, where contestants tell about their life as viewers vote them either to continue or out of the show. The nursing home elderly watch on TV as Uuno tells the show's host his life story.

Vares, a film noir comedy from Finland, is yet another twist on PULP FICTION. And, just in case we miss the similarities of splattered blood mixed with outrageous incidents, the movie explicitly references PULP FICTION and has a comedic scene in which two guys argue about McDonald's hamburgers. Still, VARES - PRIVATE EYE, by director Aleksi Mäkelä, manages to be kind of fun even not especially original. The script has more characters than the screenwriter can handle, leaving the audience frequently confused about who is doing what and why. The two best scenes are one about a wacky wedding and another about a guy who answers a cell phone call while he is busy enjoying the pleasures of a sex parlor.

In the '70s, young Màrja leads a hippie lifestyle in Finland. During a peace march, she meets Fortunato, a young Sicilian, and falls in love with him. They marry and start a family, happily raising two daughters. However, times become hard and Fortunato suggests they move to his old town, where he can find work easily. Màrja accepts, but she'll have to clash with a close-minded and malicious environment as a foreigner in Southern Italy.

Таави и его друзья сделают всё, чтобы это выпускное лето запомнилось им на всю жизнь. У бесшабашных парней, привыкших наслаждаться жизнью, есть гениальная идея: каждый из них снимет на видео, как он занимается сексом с девушкой, а затем самый крутой фильм получит приз. Запись может быть тайной или по согласию, с лучшей подругой или первой встречной. Поначалу эта дурацкая затея похожа на захватывающую интригу, но когда она превращается в манию, требующую от парней изощренной лжи и риска, члены экстремального видео-клуба не в силах остановиться. Камера фиксирует их жестокие эксперименты со своими и чужими чувствами, бесстрастно показывая, как опасная игра ведет ее участников к катастрофе…

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

This action packed Finnish thriller tells the tale of two friends who get their revenge against the millionaire who double-crossed them. Patrick and Tony are hired by the wealthy gambler to steal the priceless Romanov stones, Russian jewels. They do it, but almost lose their lives when he double-crosses them. They turn around and get revenge, his money, his wife, and his daughter.