Over the Limit

Margarita Mamun, an elite Russian rhythmic gymnast, is struggling to become an Olympic champion. It is the most important year of her career and her last chance to achieve the ultimate goal, the gold Olympic medal. The film creates a captivating portrait of a young woman who is desperately trying to handle her own ambitions and meet the expectations of the official Russian training system.

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Thick Lashes of Lauri Mäntyvaara

There's this hot ice-hockey guy called Lauri Mäntyvaara. Satu promises she'll do her best, so that her best friend Heidi will get him. You'd think that the picturesque Finnish Archipelago would be the perfect place to discover your first love (and get rid of your virginity), but it will not be easy, if a cynical protein-shake-slurping ice hockey team thinks the target of your desire should focus only on the European Championship, and the only places you can escape to are the pretentious ...

Saatanan kanit

Euthanizer

Euthanizer tells the story of a mechanic who euthanises sick and old pets as a side job. Despite the grim work, he has a soft spot for the animals. Trouble stirs when the owner of a dog he was supposed to end realises that the canine is still alive. The only innocent party in the drama that ensues is the dog itself.

Honeybunnies

A private detective engages in a sexually-charged relationship with a real estate broker.

Arrhythmia

Oleg is a young gifted paramedic. His wife Katya works as a nurse at the hospital emergency department. She loves Oleg, but is fed up with him caring more about patients than her. She tells him she wants a divorce. The new head of Oleg’s EMA department is a cold-hearted manager who’s got new strict rules to implement. Oleg couldn’t care less about the rules – he’s got lives to save; his attitude gets him in trouble with the new boss. The crisis at work coincides with the personal life ...

Die andere Seite der Hoffnung

Der junge Syrer Khaled immigriert als blinder Passagier in die finnische Hauptstadt Helsinki. Dort beantragt er Asyl, ist aber skeptisch, was die Erfolgsaussichten des Antrags angeht. Als sein Asylgesuch wie erwartet abgelehnt wird, reist Khaled jedoch nicht in seine kriegsgebeutelte Heimat zurück, sondern bleibt ganz einfach illegal in Finnland. Eines Tages trifft er so auf den ehemaligen fliegenden Händler Wikström, der kürzlich sein Geschäft aufgegeben und seine Frau verlassen hat und ...

Rendel

Mikkeli, Finnland: In der Großstadt herrschen Korruption, Tod und Gewalt. Der unberechenbare Rotikka, Anführer eines gewaltbereiten Clans, hält die Zügel fest in seinen Händen. Die florierenden kriminellen Aktivitäten werden gestört, als ein maskierter Einzelgänger in der Stadt auftaucht und reihenweise Rotikkas Handlanger außer Gefecht setzt. Der Kämpfer, der sich selbst Rendel nennt, geht dabei äußerst brutal zur Sache. Kann das Team von internationalen Killern, welches von Rotikka ...

Off Key

Dramatic comedy about having fun, throwing yourself into life without inhibition, overcoming the feeling of shame and accepting that few things in life go as planned.

The Mine

A young and ambitious civil servant Jussi finds himself being in charge of the environmental permit of a huge nickel and uranium mine in Northern Finland. The Talvivaara mine, led by a charismatic globe trotting visioner Pekka Perä is introducing an entirely new method of collecting minerals whilst creating jobs in one of the poorest areas in Scandinavia. Jussi slowly discovers that he has been led astray by several people and that the new method has serious downsides he did not forsee. The ...

The Look of a Killer

Viktor Kärppä was forced involuntarily in the middle of Russia's internal power struggle. Soon bunch of assassins as well as Security Police are trying to catch Kärppä. Kärppä's family is also in great danger. In order to save themselves and their families they need to resort to Kärppäs friend, the police Korhonen , as well as his brother Aleksei.

The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki

Summer 1962 and Olli Mäki has a shot at the world championship title in featherweight boxing. From the Finnish countryside to the bright lights of Helsinki, everything has been prepared for his fame and fortune. All Olli has to do is lose weight and concentrate. But there is a problem – he has fallen in love with Raija.

Angry Birds – Der Film

Der Film entführt uns auf eine Insel, die ausschließlich von glücklichen, flugunfähigen Vögeln bewohnt wird - oder zumindest fast. In diesem Paradies gehörten Red, ein Vogel mit der Neigung zu cholerischen Wutausbrüchen, der blitzschnelle Chuck und der unberechenbare Bombe schon immer zu den Außenseitern. Doch als die Insel eines Tages von mysteriösen grünen Schweinchen besucht wird, liegt es an diesen drei Ausgestoßenen, die unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten, herauszufinden, was die ...

Distractions

Distracted by life, Mr. Makkonen misses his engagement party by decades. From the cradle to the grave, life keeps interrupting, not only him, but a tired mother, a doomed superhero and the rest of the comrades in this uncontrollable world. Mixing comedy and fantasy with dark stories, Distractions will deliver the laughs with strings attached.

Armi Alive!

Armi Ratia is the woman behind the legendary design company Marimekko and a worldwide celebrity. A theatre company has taken on the task of trying to portray the life and work of this complex person. The sets mainly consist of the well-known patterns that we all have grown to love. Armi is a brave, risk-taking businesswoman and her passion for her company repeatedly takes its toll on her employees, finances and family. The company grows while Armi's personal life is shaken by suicide ...

Bunny the Killer Thing

A group of Finnish and British people get stuck to a cabin when a creature which is a half human, half rabbit, attacks on them. The creature is Bunny the Killer Thing, and it is after anything that is resembling female genitals.

No Thanks

Heli Valkonen is desperately in love with her husband. But Matti is just not in the mood. He is only interested in playing computer games, dressed in worn out fleece pants. For him, a shoulder massage is the highest form of intimacy. When subtle hints, nice words and fetching clothes won't help, Heli resorts in direct, and increasingly direct action - in vain.

Big Game – Die Jagd beginnt

Der schüchterne, eher schwächlich gebaute Oskari muss im Rahmen einer Mutprobe eine ganze Nacht alleine in einem abgelegenen Waldstück verbringen. Er soll inmitten der Wildnis, nur mit Pfeil und Bogen bewaffnet, ein Tier erlegen und so beweisen, dass er ein ganzer Mann ist. Oskari aber hat Angst, zu versagen, und selbst sein Vater glaubt nicht an ihn. Dementsprechend schwer wiegt die Last der Aufgabe auf den jungen Schultern – und Oskari hat anfangs noch nicht mal eine leise Ahnung davon, ...

8-Ball

8-Ball tells the story of single mother Pike who, having just been released from prison, is trying to start her life anew. When her former boyfriend Lalli comes back from abroad, it opens a window into a past that Pike wants to put behind her.

The Disciple

The Disciple is set in the summer of 1939, when 13-year-old Karl arrives in the Åland Islands in the Baltic Sea to work as lighthouse master Hasselbond’s assistant. Hasselbond, however, turns him down because of his young age. Karl struggles desperately to stay on and makes friends with Hasselbond’s oppressed son, Gustaf, but their friendship changes to rivalry and hate when Hasselbond starts to favor Karl over his own son.

Heart of a Lion

Neo-Nazi falls in love with a woman who has a black son and finds himself fighting with conflicting feelings.

Pioneer

Pioneer is set in the early '80s, at the beginning of the Norwegian Oil Boom. Enormous oil and gas deposits are discovered in the North Sea and the authorities aim to bring the oil ashore through a pipeline from depths of 500 meters. A professional diver, Petter, obsessed with reaching the bottom of the Norwegian Sea has the discipline, strength and courage to take on the world's most dangerous mission. But a sudden, tragic accident changes everything. Petter is sent on a perilous journey ...

Vares: Tango of Darkness

The tango king Harry Koivikko was found dead six years ago in a sleazebag motel, with a knife is his back. The biggest manhunt in the county faded away without results. Jussi Vares gets a phone call from a down-and-out journalist; the informant tells Vares he knows the murderer. Then the journalist disappears without a trace and Vares has to face the biggest challenge of his career. To add insult to the injury, an old acquaintance Veikko Hopea gets his first prison furlough…