2 Movies Starring Heikki Nousiainen

The Swan and the Wanderer

The Swan and the Wanderer

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-02-19

Languages:

Finnish

Countries:

Finland

Runtime:

117 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (512 Reviews)

Director:

Timo Koivusalo

Fullplot:

The film tells the story of two very popular Finnish singer/songwriters: Tapio Rautavaara (Tapio Liinoja) and Repe Helismaa (Martti Suosalo), who worked together until their relationship got frictious for a long time. The film covers the years from 1949 to 1965 (Helismaa's death). Since the film is based on real-life persons it also tells much about the change in Finland during those years and of course much about Finnish popular music.

Letters to Father Jacob

Letters to Father Jacob

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-04-03

Languages:

Finnish

Countries:

Finland

Runtime:

74 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (1665 Reviews)

Director:

Klaus Hèrè

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Klaus Hèrè (screenplay)

Jaana Makkonen (original idea)

Jaana Makkonen (original script)

Fullplot:

With few options, newly pardoned convict Leila agrees to work as an assistant to a blind pastor. Father Jacob spends his days answering the letters of the needy, which Leila finds pointless. But when the letters stop, the pastor is devastated and Leila finds herself cast in a new role.

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