Antti Tuuri

The Winter War

Pekka Parikka's The Winter War film edited as a five-part TV series.

Release Date1991-11-20

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count5

The Winter War

Russia attacked Finland in late November 1939. This film tells the story of a Finnish platoon of reservists from the municipality of Kauhava in the province of Pohjanmaa/Ostrobothnia who leave their homes and go to war. The film focuses on the farmer brothers Martti and Paavo Hakala.

Release Date1989-11-30

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count83

Hunajan maku

Release Date1993-08-23

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count5

Never Alone

1942. The State of Finland has formed an alliance with Nazi Germany. An elderly man single-handedly tries to stop a secret attempt by the Finnish State Police to hand over Jewish refugees directly to the Gestapo.

Release Date2025-01-17

DepartmentWriting

JobDialogue

Vote Count5

The Eternal Road

Jussi Ketola, returns to Finland from the great depression struck America only to face growing political unrest. One summer night of 1930, nationalist thugs violently abduct Ketola from his home. Beaten and forced to walk the Eternal Road towards a foreign Soviet Russia, where cruelty seems to know no end, his only dream is to return to his family cost it what it may. Hope dies last.

Release Date2017-09-15

DepartmentWriting

JobNovel

Vote Count42

Plainlands

Based on a novel of the same name by the Finnish author, Antti Tuuri, this delicious late-80's comedy builds its dark humour on the stereotypical mentality of the northern part of Finland. While perhaps not as entertaining to a person unfamiliar with Finnish traditions, the brilliant acting, directing, plus the warm, beautiful Finnish summer more than make up for the cultural gap.The story begins with a group of brothers with their families coming up to honour the memory of their recently deceased father. Spending time together, opening old wounds and creating new ones... it all boils down to brotherhood. No matter what happens, brothers take care of their own.

Release Date1988-02-26

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count12

Ambush

It is the summer of 1941 and the Finnish army has been mobilized along the border with Russia. A platoon led by Lt. Eero Perkola is waiting for orders to go on the offensive. The platoon receives orders for a recon mission through the wilderness around the Lieksa lake to search for possible Russian defensive positions.

Release Date1999-01-22

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count37

Paradise America

Finnish friends escape taxes to Florida.

Release Date1990-02-09

DepartmentWriting

JobNovel

Vote Count8

Lakeuden kutsu

Businessman Erkki Hakala returns to Ostrobothnia after years in Florida and buys a metal workshop in Jalasjärvi from the unknown Partanen brothers with his business partner Taisto Matsomppi. Erkki misses his wife Kaisu, who back in the day stayed in Finland, and his child, but will the man be forgiven for years of absence?

Release Date2000-01-14

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count11

Tale of a Lake

Tale of a Lake is a film about the thousands of lakes that Finland is known for. It takes the viewers on an unprecedented adventure, ranging from the crystal clear springs all the way to the basins of the big lakes. It opens a whole new world of underwater nature for the viewers, and tells about the many old tales and beliefs in the land of thousands of lakes. The story of the film is told through tales that are based around the myths, legends and old beliefs that are part of the Finnish mythology.

Release Date2016-01-15

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count19

Tale of the Sleeping Giants

Tale of the Sleeping Giants is a movie filmed entirely in Lapland in the most mythical wilderness: the mountains, lakes and rivers of Lapland. It is a journey into the rich mythology of ancient Scandinavians and Lapps told in the form of a nature movie.

Release Date2020-12-25

DepartmentWriting

JobStory

Vote Count9

Underwater Iceland

Marko Röhr's film crew takes the viewer to Europe's last unexplored area: Iceland's unique underwater world. We explore the geysers of boiling waters and the crystal clear lakes off the coast of Iceland. We dive under the icebergs, into the tears between the continental plates and into the deep caves.

Release Date1997-05-09

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count2

Lapland War

Lapland War, set in 1944 during the Lapland War, is a survival story. It’s a tale of forgiveness, both on a national and personal level. The film seeks answers to what it means to be human and what our purpose here is. Based on Antti Tuuri’s novel Rauta-antura (The Iron Boot), the film offers a historically accurate portrayal. It follows the journey of a few individuals, told from their perspective, as they travel there and back.

DepartmentWriting

JobNovel

Tammisunnuntai 1918

Dramatized documentary of the early hours of Finland's Civil War in January 1918.

Release Date2017-11-17

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count2