Released Date:
2008-02-29
Languages:
Finnish, Turkmen, English
Countries:
Finland, Denmark, Switzerland, Germany
Runtime:
90 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.7 (199 Reviews)
Director:
Arto HalonenGenres:
DocumentaryKevin Frazier
Arto Halonen
A look at how multinational corporations curried favor with Saparmurat Niyazov (1940-2006), the despot of oil- and gas-rich Turkmenistan, primarily through translating "Ruhnama," his autobiographical book of cultural musings, into many languages and providing testimonials that legitimized his murderous dictatorship. Two European journalists interview Turkman dissidents and try, without success, to get statements from multinationals such as èalik Holdings, Siemens, Daimler-Chrysler, John Deere, Caterpillar, and Bouygues Construction as to why they put business interests ahead of human rights. A Finnish CEO provides the solitary moral compass.
Released Date:
2010-09-10
Languages:
Finnish, Swedish
Countries:
Finland
Runtime:
104 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.2 (833 Reviews)
Director:
Arto HalonenPirjo Toikka
Arto Halonen
Paavo Westerberg
Princess tells the true story of former cabaret dancer Anna Lappalainen's redemptive struggle with insanity, who checked in to Finland's Kellokoski Psychiatric Hospital in 1945.
Released Date:
2009-10-16
Languages:
Finnish
Countries:
Finland
Runtime:
79 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.8 (87 Reviews)
Director:
Arto HalonenReleased Date:
2013-12-04
Languages:
Finnish
Countries:
Finland
Runtime:
97 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.3 (287 Reviews)
Director:
Arto HalonenArto Halonen
Jouni Kemppainen
Olli Soinio (dramatist)
Every nation gets the heroes it deserves.
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