Land of Hope (
2018) | IMDb:
6.5
Anni, a daughter of a wealthy family and used to secure life, falls in love with Veikko, a war invalid of the Continuation War. Anni leaves her past behind her and starts leading the life of a pioneer, in the wild forests of northern Karelia, in a settlement farm. After a rosy start, the fate crushes Anni’s dreams and her love for Veikko is put to a test.
Starring:
Oona Airola
,
Konsta Laakso
,
Helmi Linnosmaa
,
Antti Virmavirta
,
Marjaana Maijala
,
Hannu-Pekka Björkman
The Eternal Road (
2017) | IMDb:
7.1
Jussi Ketola, returns to Finland from the great depression struck America only to face growing political unrest. One summer night of 1930, nationalist thugs violently abduct Ketola from his home. Beaten and forced to walk the Eternal Road towards a foreign Soviet Russia, where cruelty seems to know no end, his only dream is to return to his family cost it what it may. Hope dies last.
Starring:
Tommi Korpela
,
Sidse Babett Knudsen
,
Hannu-Pekka Björkman
,
Irina Björklund
,
Sampo Sarkola
,
Ville Virtanen
Raspberry Boat Refugee (
2014) | IMDb:
6
Mikko Virtanen feels like a Swedish soul trapped in a Finnish body. Full of disgust for everything Finnish, he sees Sweden as heaven. Upon meeting a suicidal Swedish psychologist Mikael Anderson, he seizes an opportunity for an identity switch. Raspberry Boat Refugee is a comedy about cultural differences in the Nordic countries, their nationalism and, not least, prejudices about our neighbours. It also proves how futile it is to try to escape oneself.
Starring:
Jonas Karlsson
,
Josephine Bornebusch
,
Frida Hallgren
,
Erik Johansson
,
Björn Bengtsson
,
Suzanne Reuter
Directed by:
Leif Lindblom