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Films from the country "finlande", sorted by production date
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Big Game (2015)
, 1h50Directed by Jalmari Helander
Origin Finlande
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes La fin du monde, Films about terrorism, Political films, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors Samuel L. Jackson, Ray Stevenson, Ted Levine, Jim Broadbent, Victor Garber, Felicity Huffman
When Air Force One is shot down by terrorists leaving the President of the United States William Allan Moore (Samuel L. Jackson) stranded in the wilderness of Finland, there is only one person around who can save him: a 13-year-old boy called Oskari (Onni Tommila). In the forest on a hunting mission to prove his maturity to his kinsfolk, Oskari had been planning to track down a deer, but instead discovers the most powerful man on the planet in an escape pod. With the terrorists closing in to capture their own "Big Game" prize while Pentagon officials watch on satellite broadcast—including the Vice President (Victor Garber), the CIA director (Felicity Huffman), and former CIA field operative Herbert (Jim Broadbent), brought in as a consultant—the unlikely duo must team up to escape their hunters.
Moomins on the Riviera (2014)
, 1h20Origin Finlande
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Children's films
Actors Russell Tovey, Maria Sid-Achrén, Nathaniel Parker, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Ruth Gibson, Beata Harju
The Moomins along with Little My and Snorkmaiden had a sea journey that after storms and desert island dangers leads the family to Riviera, the place that takes their unity to the test.
Heart of a Lion (2013)
, 1h44Directed by Thomas "Dome" Karukoski
Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about racism, Skinheads
Actors Peter Franzén, Laura Birn, Jasper Pääkkönen, Pamela Tola, Jussi Vatanen
« Un néo-nazi tombe en amour avec une femme qui a un enfant métis, ce qui chamboule ses valeurs. »
Naked Harbour (2012)
, 2h3Directed by Aku Louhimies
Origin Finlande
Genres Drama
Actors Sean Pertwee, Laura Birn, Lenna Kuurmaa, Mikko Kouki, Taneli Mäkelä, Amanda Pilke
Le film raconte comment certaines personnes veulent être acceptées et aimées, à n'importe quel prix.
, 7minutesOrigin Finlande
Genres Drama, Comedy
Married couple Sini and Jokke sleep in past their alarm. Sini awakes in shock realizing that they will be late to a wedding. She wakes up her two daughters and everyone hurries to get ready. The girls can’t find their dresses, and Sini discovers them in the washing machine, still soaking wet. She instructs the girls to find something “to wear to a party.”
Imaginaerum (2012)
, 1h25Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Fantasy, Adventure, Musical
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films about music and musicians, Films about suicide, Musical films
Actors Quinn Lord, Ilkka Villi, Stéphane Demers, Francis X. McCarthy, Ron Lea, Elias Toufexis
Thomas Whitman is a 75-year-old former musician who has lapsed into a coma after years of suffering from dementia. As he is clinging to his life while his estranged daughter Gem ponders on signing a do not resuscitate order, Thomas' mind enters a fantasy world where he relives his life as a ten-year-old orphan. After meeting a girl named Ann at the orphanage and acquiring a snow globe containing a dancing figurine named "Arabesque", young Thomas befriends a snowman named "Mr. White", who takes him on a flight to the skies. But while chasing his father Theodore's airplane, Thomas loses his balance and falls into a surreal world bordered by a run-down roller coaster track, which represents his mind and memories. As pieces of the track fall apart, a mechanic, symbolic of Thomas' doctor in the real world, complains about how futile it is to try to repair the track. The doctor looks to a younger Gem for advice who says they should just let it fall apart; this coincides with Gem agreeing to the DNR order in the real world. Thomas meets a younger version of Gem and a 72-year-old Ann, who warn him about Mr. White. He runs to a "dollhouse", where he sees himself and Ann in their 30s, as members of his band Whitman. The elderly Ann once again appears in front of him, warning him that the snowman is evil and is responsible for the loss of his memories.
Iron Sky (2012)
, 1h33Directed by Timo Vuorensola
Origin Finlande
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Action, Comic science fiction
Themes Space adventure films, Films about religion, Sur la Lune, Comedy science fiction films, Films set in the future, Political films, Cyberpunk films, Dystopian films, Alternate history films, Space opera, Sur la Lune, Anticipation, Disaster films
Actors Julia Dietze, Götz Otto, Jim Knobeloch, Peta Sergeant, Tilo Prückner, Udo Kier
The film opens in 2018 with an American manned landing mission to the Moon. The lander carries two astronauts, one of them an African American male model, James Washington, specifically chosen to aid the U.S. President in her re-election (various "Black to the Moon" word-play posters are seen in the film, extolling the new Moon landing).
Le Havre (2011)
, 1h33Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about immigration, La précarité
Actors André Wilms, Kati Outinen, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Elina Salo, Évelyne Didi
Marcel Marx, a former bohemian and struggling author, has given up his literary ambitions and relocated to the port city Le Havre. He leads a simple life based around his wife Arletty, his favourite bar and his not too profitable profession as a shoeshiner. As Arletty suddenly becomes seriously ill, Marcel's path crosses with an underage illegal immigrant from Africa. Marcel and friendly neighbors and other townspeople help to hide him from the police. The police inspector may, or may not, be hot on their heels.
Moomins and the Comet Chase (2010)
, 1h15Origin Finlande
Genres Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about religion, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Impact events in fiction, Children's films, Disaster films
Actors Max von Sydow, Stellan Skarsgård, Peter Stormare, Alexander Skarsgård, Mads Mikkelsen, Helena Mattsson
One day Moomintroll wakes to notice that grey dust is covering everything in the Moominvalley. He runs to ask the philosophical Muskrat if he knows what is happening, who advises him that things tend to look like this before an awful fate coming from the sky hits the Earth. With the help of his father, Moominpappa, Moomintroll and his close friends Sniff and Snufkin build a raft and head out on a challenging journey to the observatory in the Lonely Mountains hoping to find out more from the wise professors there. The friends have to overcome several adversities in order to make it there. When they arrive, they find the professors deep in calculations. They reveal that a comet will reach the Earth in four days, four hours, four minutes and 44 seconds.
Lapland Odyssey (2010)
, 1h32Directed by Thomas "Dome" Karukoski
Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Transport films, Road movies
Actors Jussi Vatanen, Jasper Pääkkönen, Pamela Tola, Miia Nuutila, Moa Gammel, Anna-Leena Härkönen
After a man called Janne living in Lapland in Northern Finland fails to acquire a digital television adapter for his wife from the local utility store due to not reaching it before closure time, he sets out with his two friends in the middle of the night to get one by any means necessary. He sets up a late rendezvous with his father-in-law who owns an electronics store in Rovaniemi, several hundred kilometers away. Nothing is naturally ever simple and along the way, the trio end up having several comedic misadventures.
, 1h18Directed by Jalmari Helander
Origin Finlande
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Horror
Themes Christmas films, Santa Claus in film
Actors Tommi Korpela, Peeter Jakobi
A group of local reindeer herders have their Christmas disturbed by excavations on the mountain. A scientist has ordered a team of workers to dig open what he calls "the largest burial mound in the world". An explosive used by the team uncovers what is referred to as a "sacred grave". However, the occupant of the grave is still alive.
Forbidden Fruit (2009)
, 1h44Directed by Thomas "Dome" Karukoski
Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about religion
Actors Amanda Pilke, Tommi Korpela, Heikki Nousiainen
Fruit défendu suit deux jeunes femmes qui quittent leur petite communauté chrétienne conservatrice pour séjourner à Helsinki. Maria veut connaître le monde avant de retourner chez elle pour se marier à un garçon de sa communauté. Elle veut expérimenter tout ce qui lui a été jusqu’alors interdit : sortir avec des garçons, regarder la télévision, danser, boire de l’alcool et se maquiller. Son amie, Raakel, est moins aventureuse et cherche seulement à s’assurer que Maria rentrera bien dans la communauté. L’été des tentations changera la vie de l’une des deux jeunes filles…
A Rational Solution (2009)
, 1h34Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Rolf Holger Lassgård, Pernilla August, Stina Ekblad, Anki Lidén, Anna Godenius
Erland et May, la cinquantaine, sont mariés et heureux. Au sein de leur paroisse pentecôtiste, ils aident d'autres couples à surmonter leurs difficultés conjugales. Mais lorsque Erland rencontre Karin, la femme d’un de ses amis, l’attirance est trop forte. En attendant que la passion adultère s’essouffle, le mari infidèle installe sa maîtresse accompagnée de son époux Sven-Erik sous le toit conjugal…
The Visitor (2008)
, 1h45Origin Finlande
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities
Au cœur de la forêt finlandaise, dans une clairière, un jeune garçon et sa mère survivent dans une ferme en rondins dont la maison d'habitation et les dépendances tombent en ruines. Le père étant en prison, la mère handicapée, ne pouvant se déplacer sans son attelle fixée autour de la jambe, l'exploitation ne peut être correctement tenue d'autant plus qu'elle est située sur des terrains pauvres. Le jeune fils unique est muet mais, malgré les circonstances, ou à cause d'elles, il est d'une grande maturité. Il assure le rôle de visiteur de prison et à chaque visite, remet à son père une petite boîte en fer à double fond qui sert de tabatière. Il joue aussi le rôle de garçon de ferme, donne du foin au cheval, va au puits puiser de l'eau, ramasse les œufs dans le poulailler, épluche les pommes de terre qui ont l'air de constituer l'essentiel de leur alimentation et aide sa mère à fixer son attelle.
Moomin and Midsummer Madness (2008)
, 1h26Origin Finlande
Genres Animation
Actors Krzysztof Kowalewski
La famille Moomin passe des jours heureux dans leur paisible vallée. Lors d'un bel été, le volcan voisin entre en éruption et déclenche une incroyable montée des eaux.