4 Movies Directed by Arto Halonen

Shadow of the Holy Book

Shadow of the Holy Book

Basic Info:

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 Halonen

Genres:

Documentary

Writer:

Kevin Frazier

Arto Halonen

Fullplot:

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.

Princess

Princess

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-09-10

Languages:

Finnish, Swedish

Countries:

Finland

Runtime:

104 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (833 Reviews)

Director:

Arto Halonen

Cast:

Writer:

Pirjo Toikka

Arto Halonen

Paavo Westerberg

Fullplot:

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.

The Magnetic Man

The Magnetic Man

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-10-16

Languages:

Finnish

Countries:

Finland

Runtime:

79 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (87 Reviews)

Director:

Arto Halonen

Fullplot:

A Patriotic Man

A Patriotic Man

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-12-04

Languages:

Finnish

Countries:

Finland

Runtime:

97 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (287 Reviews)

Director:

Arto Halonen

Cast:

Writer:

Arto Halonen

Jouni Kemppainen

Olli Soinio (dramatist)

Fullplot:

Every nation gets the heroes it deserves.

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