The Grump: In Search of an Escort (
2022) | IMDb:
6.3
Grump's life follows the same familiar routines: spring is here and the early potato harvest is ripening. But Grump crashes his beloved Ford Escort and the car has to be scrapped. A new, modern vehicle is no match for quality and the nearest Escort, a 1972 model, can be found in Germany. When the Grumps's sons refuse to help, he must travel to Germany alone.
Starring:
Heikki Kinnunen
,
Kari Väänänen
,
Iikka Forss
,
Ville Tiihonen
,
Tiina Lymi
,
Mari Perankoski
Master Cheng (
2019) | IMDb:
6.8
Cheng, 45, a restaurant owner from China, has travelled with his young son halfway around the world to a remote village in Finland. His wife died recently in an accident, and Cheng wanted to have a break from everything by traveling with his son to see an old Finnish friend who lives on a farm in the countryside of Finland. It’s the most remote place Cheng can imagine with endless forests, thousands of lakes, a country with entire population of one-fifth of Cheng’s home town, Shanghai.
Starring:
Chu Pak-Hong
,
Anna-Maija Tuokko
,
Lucas Hsuan
,
Kari Väänänen
,
Vesa-Matti Loiri
,
Paula Miettinen
Backwood Philosopher (
2009) | IMDb:
6.8
Self-taught philosopher Konsta Pylkkänen guides a group of researchers through Finland's Kainuu wilderness in the hopes of having a "sinistä ajatusta", idea out of the blue. While firing upon a hybrid of the hazel grouse and the western capercaillie, kinds of birds, he indeed makes a scientific discovery.
Starring:
Kai Lehtinen
,
Tommi Korpela
,
Hannu-Pekka Björkman
,
Ilkka Heiskanen
,
Konsta Pöyliö
,
Aake Kalliala
Night on Earth (
1991) | IMDb:
7.7
An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.
Starring:
Winona Ryder
,
Gena Rowlands
,
Giancarlo Esposito
,
Armin Mueller-Stahl
,
Rosie Perez
,
Isaach De Bankolé
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long (
1987) | IMDb:
6.2
Alex is a Finnish taxi driver in Berlin. One evening pits two men feel comfortable in his taxi with a briefcase full of money, but unfortunately for Alex's money stolen and a group of gangsters are at the nape of the two. Soon it comes to shooting, and when the two men being killed, is good advice costly for the beleaguered driver.
Starring:
Kari Väänänen
,
Roberta Manfredi
,
Jean-Pierre Castaldi
,
Margi Clarke
,
Nino Manfredi
,
Mélanie Robeson
Directed by:
Mika Kaurismäki