9 Movies Starring Tommi Korpela

Precious Brother

Precious Brother

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-09-08

Languages:

Finnish

Countries:

Finland

Runtime:

48 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (24 Reviews)

Director:

Mika Lehtinen

Genres:

Drama

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The Border

The Border

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-11-30

Languages:

Swedish, German, Finnish, Russian

Countries:

Finland, Russia

Runtime:

114 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (756 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Aleksi Bardy (screenplay)

Jèrn Donner (idea)

Lauri Tèrhènen (screenplay)

Fullplot:

"Raja 1918", also known as "The Border", is a Finnish war drama film directed by Lauri Tèrhènen set in the immediate aftermath of the Finnish Civil War of 1918. It is spring of 1918. A young scientist and officer, captain von Munck (Martin Bahne), is sent to the village of Rajajoki to close the border between the newly independent Finland and Russia under Bolshevik revolution.

A Man's Job

A Man's Job

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-02-23

Languages:

Finnish

Countries:

Finland

Runtime:

97 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (1615 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

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The Home of Dark Butterflies

The Home of Dark Butterflies

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-01-11

Languages:

Finnish

Countries:

Finland

Runtime:

108 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (1846 Reviews)

Director:

Dome Karukoski

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Dome Karukoski (collaborating writer)

Leena Lander (novel)

Marko Leino (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Juhani, 14 years old and tormented by a childhood trauma, has changed several foster parents from the age of eight. He is taken to an island, where there is a boys' home, run by a strict superintendent, Olavi Harjula. Besides the seven boys that dwell there, there is the superintendent, his wife, his two daughters and a woman for menial help. Juhani is gradually accepted by his peers and strikes a friendship with the eldest daughter. When Harjula is advised that funding will stop for his school due to his harsh methods, he decides to start a silkworm project for self-funding. All the boys agree to stay and help him, apart from Juhani, who expects to go back to his family that wants him back.

Last Cowboy Standing

Last Cowboy Standing

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-09-04

Languages:

Finnish

Countries:

Finland, Germany

Runtime:

123 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (477 Reviews)

Director:

Zaida Bergroth

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Antti Raivio (play)

Jan Forsstrèm (screenplay)

Zaida Bergroth (screenplay)

Antti Raivio (screenplay)

Fullplot:

In 1972, Rupert, 8 and Evert, 6 are two lovable and wildly imaginative brothers, lost in their cowboys-and-Indians fantasies and in the playground romances with the neighborhood girls. In the background is the warm but explosive and unstable mother, and the charming but unreliable father. The family has moved to a new house, the future looks bright. Everything starts to fall apart when Rupert finds a hidden letter. There are terrible fights and hushed whispers, then mom is taken somewhere to rest for a while. Later on there is confusing talk about a new mom. The brothers make a blood oath: One can't lie or die or one has to pay the other a million or more for the rest of his life. Rupert tries to hold the family together. But finally things get too complicated, and real tragedy waits in the wings of the fantasy plays. In 1982 the guilt-ridden 18-year-old Rupert tries to remember and understand the events of the past amidst the chaos of the present. If he doesn't find absolution, the family tragedy will be repeated and the curse will live on. Dad is coming home and the blood oath is about to be broken.

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-12-03

Languages:

Finnish, English

Countries:

Finland, Norway, France, Sweden

Runtime:

84 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (18173 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Jalmari Helander

Jalmari Helander (based on the original idea by)

Juuso Helander (based on the original idea by)

Petri Jokiranta (dramaturge)

Sami Parkkinen (dramaturge)

Fullplot:

On Christmas Eve in Finland, Santa Claus is unearthed in an archaeological dig. Soon after, children start disappearing, leading a boy and his father to capture Santa and, with the help of fellow hunters, they look to sell him back to the corporation that sponsored the dig. And then there's Santa's elves, who are determined to free their leader...

Things We Do for Love

Things We Do for Love

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-02-01

Languages:

Finnish

Countries:

Finland, Norway

IMDB Ratings:

(279 Reviews)

Director:

Matti Ijès

Cast:

Writer:

Matti Ijès

Auli Mantila

Jani-Petteri Passi

Heikki Vuento

Fullplot:

The Midwife

The Midwife

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-09-04

Languages:

Finnish, German

Countries:

Finland, Lithuania

Runtime:

119 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (92 Reviews)

Director:

Antti Jokinen

Cast:

Writer:

Antti Jokinen (screenplay)

Katja Kettu (screenplay)

Katja Kettu (novel)

Fullplot:

The Swedish Moment

The Swedish Moment

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-11-07

Languages:

Finnish

Countries:

Finland

Runtime:

75 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (42 Reviews)

Genres:

ComedyCrime

Fullplot:

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