4 Movies Starring Jussi Vatanen

Lapland Odyssey

Lapland Odyssey

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-10-15

Languages:

Finnish, English, Swedish, Russian

Countries:

Finland, Iceland, Sweden

Runtime:

92 min

IMDB Ratings:

(3928 Reviews)

Director:

Dome Karukoski

Fullplot:

A comedy about Janne, a man from Lapland in Northern Finland, a man who has made a career out of living on welfare. Inari, his girlfriend, is tired of Janne's incapability of getting a grip on life. Janne wasn't even able to buy a digital TV box that Inari had given money for. Inari gives an ultimatum: a digital box needs to arrive by dawn or she leaves. Janne sets out into the night with his two friends to find a box. On their way to the city of Rovaniemi, Janne and his friends face many challenges, obstacles and temptations. They learn that they need to be daring. There's no room to give into bitterness. The most important thing isn't success, but rather the journey in itself.

Fanatics

Fanatics

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-02-24

Languages:

Finnish

Countries:

Finland

Runtime:

85 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (827 Reviews)

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Teppo Airaksinen

Jaakko Kajèn

Fullplot:

A buddy comedy about a fanatic small town football supporter who falls in love with a perfect girl, only to notice that his dream-girl supports the wrong football team. Now he has to befriend the enemy or forget the girl he loves.

The Hijack That Went South

The Hijack That Went South

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-01-18

Languages:

Finnish

Countries:

Finland

Runtime:

93 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.5 (652 Reviews)

Director:

Aleksi Mèkelè

Cast:

Writer:

Mika Karttunen (screenplay)

Elias Koskimies (screenplay)

Lauri Puintila (book)

Fullplot:

Aarno Lamminparras hijacked an airplane with a gun in 1978. A true story.

Middle of the Road

Middle of the Road

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-11-17

Languages:

Finnish

Countries:

Finland

IMDB Ratings:

4.5 (62 Reviews)

Director:

Matti Ijès

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Matti Ijès (script)

Heikki Reivilè (script)

Fullplot:

An asphalt contractor, who has sacrificed his life to make a profit, finds himself in a financial dead-end. The ever gentle-minded road engineer Rauno Kannisto is hired to the construction site, to build a road that cuts through the vast forests by the Russian border. He knows nothing of the financial difficulties. Soon, Rauno finds himself in a situation where he doesn't know which way to turn. The sub-contractor becomes the main contractor, workers are loaded in containers from the other side of the border, and the contractor's wife has a smile that makes you lose your sleep. Middle of the Road is a dark comedy about loyalty and greed.

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