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Daavid – tarinoita kunniasta ja häpeästä

David – Stories of Honor and Shame is a documentary film about the dramatic experiences of Finnish Jews during World War II. It explores the pressures of their dual identity during the Continuation War, when Finland fought as an ally of Germany. The film delves into the stories of Jewish soldiers on the front lines, political negotiations with the Nazis over the deportation of Finnish Jews, and the reasons why Finland became an exception in the history of the Holocaust.

The documentary is built on personal accounts of Finnish Jews and previously unpublished archival material. It highlights individual stories and offers a human perspective on challenging and still-relevant topics, sparking reflection and discussion among viewers.

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Broidit

Broidit tells the story of two brothers: Sami, a forty-something stuck in a stale common-law marriage, and Joni, 15 years his junior and terminally ill, who is spending a happy summer with Rimma in Estonia. Sami persuades Joni to seek treatment in Finland, but returns to Estonia in the winter with an urn of ashes.

Atomin paluu elokuvan juliste

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Atomin paluu

Mika Taanila and Jussi Eerola’s documentary Return of the Atom follows the creation process of the Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant unit, which turned into a massive construction farce, over nearly a decade. The film portrays the municipality of Eurajoki as the focal point of the global nuclear renaissance. Drawing on a variety of voices and situational humor, Return of the Atom depicts life in this nuclear power town of 6,000 residents, giving a platform to both advocates and opponents of nuclear energy. (Source: B-Plan Distribution)

The film won the Jussi Award for Best Music.

Note: No DVD or Blu-ray copies available.

Veden peili elokuvan juliste

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Veden peili

A Nordic half-Jewish photographer travels to a wintry Venice in search of the “other Leningrad” that the Nobel Prize-winning Russian poet Joseph Brodsky recognized in the city. As the photographer captures images of Venice, he confesses his own heavy, sinful life to the late Brodsky, his only kindred spirit. The photographer’s burden is his Christian father, who acted as an informant against Jews during World War II in their homeland.

Theon talo elokuvan juliste

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Theon talo

A film about the power and the beauty of architecture and about a middle-aged Nordic architect who, after loosing all in his life, wants once again to be a real architect and begins to create a Dream House for rest of the life, but not only for himself but also for a German woman whom he has met only once in his life, 50 years ago in their childhood.

Luciferin viimeinen elämä elokuvan juliste

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Luciferin viimeinen elämä

Humanity’s greatest demon wants to become human and learn the language of love. For guidance, he chooses theater director Misha, who has a problem: he cannot find the right actor for a play about the life of early 20th-century Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke. Lucifer helps Misha find the perfect actor for the role. Along the way, through the art of the German medieval church painter Mathias Grünewald and Rilke’s poetry—both in France and Spain—the duo is followed by the ghost of Misha’s late close friend, writer Pasha. After becoming human, the demon encounters a woman who reminds him of Rilke’s muse, the Russian-born psychoanalyst-writer Lou Andreas-Salomé.

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Lapinlahti – Tyttären äiti

Winter 1975 – Author Jeanette Aspen arrives at Lapinlahti Mental Hospital to meet her only child, psychiatrist Karin Aspen, 36 years after sending her daughter to Sweden and traveling to Southern Europe at the start of the Winter War. The encounter triggers a drama between the mother and daughter, who are now total strangers to each other.

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Paha perhe

Paha perhe (Bad Family) is a tragicomedy about an overprotective father who entangles his relationships with his children and new wife. Two siblings, separated for 16 years due to a contentious divorce, reunite after their mother’s death and enjoy each other’s company. The father tries to interfere in their lives, leading to comically disastrous consequences.

Ville Virtanen won the Jussi Award for Best Actor for his role in the film.

Lentäjien sotaa elokuvan juliste

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Lentäjien sotaa

The War of Pilots is a documentary film about the wartime efforts of Finnish pilots. It began with rudimentary planes derided as “flying looms,” progressed to dogfights in clumsy Fokkers, and reached the celebrated “Pearls of the Sky” Brewsters, which made an impression with their mere sound. The nimble Blenheim bomber, a marvel of the Winter War, aged into a museum piece during the war years. Yet even it, nicknamed “Tin Heikki,” was sent into the Lapland War against German anti-aircraft defenses.

Let’s not forget the mechanics who serviced the planes under tarps in -40°C weather, pumping fuel from barrels through lambskin chamois filters.

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Romanssi

A thirty-something commitment-phobe, Lia (Elina Reinikka), runs into a man (Juha Lagström) on the street who starts reminiscing about moments they shared ten years ago. However, Lia cannot recall the events, and the man refuses to reveal what happened back then. He invites Lia to dinner, during which she must, under the guise of a playful game, piece together their shared past. Lia confesses to her sister (Hanna Manu) that ten years ago, she experienced “love at first sight” with a pianist she met at her favorite hangout. However, her then-boyfriend ruined the moment, and the pianist disappeared. Lia admits that she has been waiting for that man ever since.