7 Movies Starring Juha Veijonen

Sunset Riders

Sunset Riders

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1994-11-11

Languages:

Finnish

Countries:

Finland

Runtime:

88 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.5 (508 Reviews)

Director:

Aleksi Mèkelè

Fullplot:

Sunset Riders

Sunset Riders

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1994-11-11

Languages:

Finnish

Countries:

Finland

Runtime:

88 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.5 (508 Reviews)

Director:

Aleksi Mèkelè

Fullplot:

The Tough Ones

The Tough Ones

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-01-15

Languages:

Finnish

Countries:

Finland

Runtime:

105 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (3815 Reviews)

Director:

Aleksi Mèkelè

Fullplot:

Hèjyt tells a story of two friends who have a hard time finding their place in the society. Antti and Jussi are released from jail. While they were doing time for bank robbery, the third man involved in the robbery, the one who was not convicted, has become a policeman. He tries to help his friends to settle into the small town in Pohjanmaa, but the boys start a black market liquor business instead. The road seems to lead back to the jail.

The South

The South

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-12-01

Languages:

Finnish

Countries:

Finland

Runtime:

85 min

IMDB Ratings:

4.9 (659 Reviews)

Director:

Aleksi Mèkelè

Fullplot:

Jussi, a career criminal, gets doublecrossed by his girlfriend after robbing a jewelry store. Twelve years later he's married with 2 children and working as a dentist. On his family vacation to Spain his past comes to haunt him as he runs in with the woman who betrayed him all those years ago.

Upswing

Upswing

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-02-28

Languages:

Finnish

Countries:

Finland

Runtime:

98 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (2346 Reviews)

Genres:

Comedy

Fullplot:

HOLIDAY FROM HELL. A young couple in the IT business, with no kids and a fancy house in a good neighbourhood, finally have a few weeks off before new career challenges. Envious about their friends' exotic holiday destinations, they meet a travel agent offering them the ultimate experience: four weeks in one of the shadiest suburbs of the city. Part of the deal is that their credit cards, passports and keys are all sealed in an envelope. Acting as an unemployed couple, their street credibility is often questioned by their new neighbours who are more at home with the ways of the concrete jungle. And this is just the beginning...

Vares: Private Eye

Vares: Private Eye

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-07-23

Languages:

Finnish

Countries:

Finland

Runtime:

95 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (3061 Reviews)

Director:

Aleksi Mèkelè

Cast:

Writer:

Pekka Lehtosaari

Reijo Mèki (novel)

Fullplot:

On the trail of a woman, Vares finds himself caught up with underworld characters who are on the trail of hidden millions.

Matti: Hell Is for Heroes

Matti: Hell Is for Heroes

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-01-13

Languages:

Finnish

Countries:

Finland

Runtime:

135 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (3012 Reviews)

Director:

Aleksi Mèkelè

Fullplot:

A ski jumper descends from winning 4 Olympic Gold Medals, to serving two years for stabbing a relative. Careers as a stripper and singer, plus five marriages, replete with allegations of domestic violence are fictionalized sympathetically in this dramedy. Alleged exploitation/manipulation of Matti, due to his naivety and gullibility, along with deterioration of his skiing ability due to heavy drinking and bad decisions is emphasized. Many Matti malapropisms a la Yogi Berra, attributed to the Finnish skiing legend, are employed as biopic comic dialogue.

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