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Menolippu Mombasaan

The movie tells the story of a talented 17-year-old guitarist named Pete, who gets the opportunity to join a music band but conceals his intentions due to studying for his high school graduation exams. Pete suddenly falls ill with cancer and is hospitalized, where he befriends his roommate Jusa, who is also battling with cancer. Together, they decide to escape from the hospital. At this point, Kata enters the picture, who’s romantically involved in both boys’ lives.

The film was awarded the Audience Choice for Best Film at the Jussi Awards.

Still Into You

Songs of Love paints a picture of mature love in its various forms. The songs and poems performed by Ritva Oksanen intertwine six different stories of love. A freshly married couple bonds over karaoke, passion, and cutting down trees. A widow rebuilds her life after loss. A woman who enjoys life dates a man 20 years her junior and questions if it can be called love. A long-term relationship between two men has endured through hardships and continues despite declining health. Theater director Ritva Oksanen relishes her freedom; she works, lifts weights, and doesn’t want a romantic relationship. A man places his wife, suffering from dementia, in a care facility, knowing that time is running short. Songs of Love is a bold and empowering look at love and aging.

Bordertown: The Mural Murders

At the Pasila train station, a mural painted in blood depicting Finland’s most notorious serial killer, Lasse Maasalo, is discovered on a concrete wall. The mural’s phrase “Let’s make the world a better place” connects to a social media poll about individuals whose absence would improve the world. Soon, the first body is found, and Detective Kari Sorjonen must uncover the person who has named themselves “The Judge.”

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

In 1944, during World War II, American archaeologist Indiana Jones and his colleague Basil Shaw are in Europe searching for artifacts stolen by the Nazis. They’re attempting to prevent Nazi scientist Jürgen Voller from acquiring the Archimedes Chronometer, a device capable of time travel. Voller and the chronometer ultimately vanish without a trace. Twenty-five years later, Indiana feels uneasy as the U.S. government decides to recruit former Nazis to assist in the space race against the Soviet Union. Voller, now known as a former Nazi and a NASA member involved in the Apollo lunar landing program, aims to make the world a better place by acquiring the Archimedes Chronometer. Indiana, along with his goddaughter Helena, embarks on a journey to seize the object before the world descends into real chaos.

Published: January 4, 2024

Pohjolan satoa

The Harvest of the North movie tells the story of three generations of farmers in a rural farmhouse. The farmers are facing various issues all tied to some form of structural change. Now, a returning local, Ville, a Helsinki-based IT industry hipster, arrives in the village. Ville’s business partner has led their company to bankruptcy, leaving Ville with debts totaling hundreds of thousands. Ville’s father had guaranteed the loan for Ville, putting the entire family farm’s future at risk. Ville has a thought: he could grow cannabis on the remote field of the farm. There happens to be a shortage of good weed in the capital region. After some persuasion, the men of the family start cultivating cannabis, and from there, the mess naturally unfolds. The mix-up involves a weed dealer named Mehmed, EU bureaucrats, influential figures in the village, gangsters, the local motorcycle club, and the well-known local cop, Laitinen.

Eläinoikeusjuttu

Activists have fought for decades for animal rights. Will they succeed in winning the battle against the meat industry, or is the food industry unstoppable? The movie portrays the structural essence of animal production and the systematic power play through three central characters. They engage in a David-versus-Goliath battle against what seems like an unbeatable industry and are willing to achieve their goals at any cost. The brutal undercover footage captured by activists has caused several international scandals, but will they ultimately succeed in changing anything?