Level: primary schools

Published: January 31, 2023

Ricky Rapper and the Nighthawk

Risto finds hookworms while digging for the treasure, and archaeological excavations begin at the discovery site. When a valuable Iron Age ring found in the area disappears, it seems certain that a night hawk preying on excavations is moving nearby! The case takes a surprising turn when it turns out that Rauha Räppääjä is involved in the matter.

Everything gets even stranger when Lennart Lindberg is put behind bars as a suspect. Does Elvi have a hidden past – and why on earth does Nellik start behaving strangely? Risto plans to find out about all of this and sets off on the trail of that mysterious night hawk. (Source: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Published: January 31, 2023

Iris

The year is 1890. Iris is eight years old and lives with her visual artist mother Ester in Stockholm. Iris’s father is dead. Iris has been waiting for a long time to be able to go to Paris with her mother, to the opening of this exhibition, but to her disappointment, she has to stay home. And when the babysitting plans don’t work out as expected, let’s rush Iris to Åland, a place Iris doesn’t know anything about, but where she finds out her roots and where she grows up to be a child she’s never had.

Iris, who has lived as an only child in the Stockholm milieu and has been in contact with artists’ circles, thus ends up in the Grand Duchy of Finland’s archipelago, where life is poor and uncomplicated. The clash of cultures is great and for the first time in her life, Iris has to create relationships with other children. Iris struggles to find her place in this new environment. (Source: Future Film)

Published: January 31, 2023

Heinähattu, Vilttitossu ja ärhäkkä koululainen

Heinähattu starts school, which little sister Vilttitossu is jealous of. Vilttitossu plans to take his big sister’s place on a class trip where the schoolchildren go on a fishing trip. On the class trip, Vilttitossu causes confusion among the other participants, because he is not used to the school’s rules.

Published: January 13, 2023

Etsivätoimisto Henkka & Kivimutka

On his way to school, Henkka Virtanen finds evidence of a possible crime. His friend J.K. Together with Kivimutka, the boys decide to find out what happened, because these criminal matters are part of the tasks of the detective agency founded by the boys. When it turns out that mailboxes in the area have disappeared during the night, the detective agency already has two crimes to solve. A fun and exciting adventure begin, where the boys also have to face their fears. (Source: Future Film)

Published: November 23, 2022

Last Christmas

Last Christmas is a romantic comedy by Paul Feig (Bridesmaids) and Oscar-winning screenwriter Emma Thompson (Bridget Jones’s Baby). The film got its idea from George Michael’s unforgettable music. Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) is Kate, who works as an Elf in a Christmas shop that is open every day of the year.

Kate’s life is overshadowed by constant bad luck and she repeatedly drifts into bad decisions until she meets Tom, who seems too good and kind to be true. Tom challenges Kate’s cynical worldview. Continuing to live together is very challenging because of their differences, but the most important thing is to listen to the voice of the heart and trust what the heart says.

Published: November 23, 2022

The Nightmare Before Christmas

The king of Halloween town, the skeleton Jack Skellington, leads his people every year in a wild Halloween celebration. Plans change when Jack finds out about the existence of Christmas. What exactly is Christmas, and can monsters bring Christmas to children? (Source: Media-avain.fi)

Published: October 21, 2022

Bigfoot Family

Adam’s family is a bit unusual. His father is a real Bigfoot – and that’s not all, he’s also a celebrity! The father wants to use his fame for good causes, and when an environmental organization asks him to help protect the nature park from the evil plans of an oil company, he seizes the opportunity. On the way, he suddenly disappears without a trace. Adam and his animal friends must go in search of him and save the primeval forest from destruction. (Source: Finnkino Oy).

Published: October 19, 2022

WALL·E

In an imagined, but not-so-unrealistic world of the future, a small robot, WALL-E, is left to clean up an Earth filled with garbage. He is completely alone except for a small pet cockroach. Surprisingly, one day another robot named EVE appears on Earth, and WALL-E falls in love with her. As the story unfolds, WALL-E drifts into an unprecedented destiny and ultimately fights against human extinction.

The film was awarded the Oscar for best-animated film and the BAFTA award in the same category.

Published: October 19, 2022

Beauty and the Beast

A handsome but selfish prince is put under a curse that turned him into a monster, which will only be released if the prince meets someone who truly loves him as he is. The prince doesn’t think anyone could fall in love with a monster like him. One day, the beautiful Belle goes into the castle and wants to exchange the place of her father, who is a prisoner in the castle, for her own. Servants enchanted as objects try their best to make the romance between Belle and the cursed prince flourish.

The film has been awarded two Oscars in the music category and was nominated for the best film Oscar.

Published: October 18, 2022

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

In the first Narnia film, four children find a way to a completely new world in a wardrobe: Narnia, where there are, among other things, giants, fauns, and centaurs. The White Wizard has conjured eternal winter into the world. Together with a lion named Aslan, the children decide to free the inhabitants of Narnia from the curse.

The film has been awarded with an Oscar for best make-up masking and three BAFTA awards: best make-up masking, best sound mixing, and best visual effects.