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
Happier Times, Grump (
2018) | IMDb:
7.2
The Grump prepares to die – everything is done and his wife is dead. He’s making his own coffin when the life walks in, all of a sudden. The granddaughter needs the stubbornness and wisdom of her grandpa. In return, The Grump gets a meaning for his life – and a big secret.
Starring:
Heikki Kinnunen
,
Satu Tuuli Karhu
,
Elina Knihtilä
,
Jani Volanen
,
Iikka Forss
,
Mari Perankoski
Above Dark Waters (
2013) | IMDb:
6.5
A ravishing story about little Pete and his survival and growth in the gray area between love and fear.
Starring:
Olavi Angervo
,
Matleena Kuusniemi
,
Samuli Edelmann
,
Ismo Kallio
,
Marja Packalén
,
Peter Franzén
Purge (
2012) | IMDb:
7.1
Aliide experienced The Great Terror under Stalin’s regime, and decades after her hometown people were deported to Siberia, she lives alone in an isolated house. One night, she finds a young woman in her yard – Zara has just escaped from the claws of the Russian mafia that held her as a sex slave. Survivors both, Aliide and Zara engage in unearthing each other’s motives and gradually, and their stories merge into one, revealing the tragedy of a family during the cruelest years in Estonian history.
Starring:
Laura Birn
,
Liisi Tandefelt
,
Amanda Pilke
,
Peter Franzén
,
Kristjan Sarv
,
Krista Kosonen