Marjaana Maijala
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Biography: Marjaana Maijala (b. 28. october Lahti, Finland) is a Finnish actress, who has appeared in several feature films and television series. She has also performed in several finnish theatres, including The National Theatre of Finland. She received The Golden Venla Award for Best Actress in television 1999. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Lahti, Finland
Adult: No
Birthday: October 28, 1968
Age: 56 years old
Gender: Female
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Bollinger
Overview: A boss invites an underling and his family for dinner.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2016-01-01
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Mother of Mine
Overview: 1943: Nine-year-old Eero whose father is killed during the war is brought to Sweden to foster parents to his protection like thousands of other Finnish children. Eero feels lost, particularly as his foster mother Signe behaves very unfriendly. She was expecting a little girl and still mourns for her daughter who drowned in the sea.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2005-09-30
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Elina: As If I Wasn't There
Overview: In rural Sweden of the early 1950s, little Elina goes to school again after recovering from tuberculosis, the same illness that has killed her father a few years earlier. Elina's family belongs to Finnish-speaking Finns frowned upon by a staunch schoolmistress who starts hounding Elina for questioning her authority. Elina's mother, sister, and a liberal young male teacher all try to mediate the ensuing battle of wills between Elina and Miss Holm. Elina finds consolation in wandering out on the dangerous marshlands to have imaginary conversations with her dead father. Written by Markku Kuoppamäki
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2003-01-31
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No Thank You
Overview: Heli Valkonen is desperately in love with her husband. But Matti is just not in the mood. He is only interested in playing computer games, dressed in worn out fleece pants. For him, a shoulder massage is the highest form of intimacy. When subtle hints, nice words and fetching clothes won't help, Heli resorts in direct, and increasingly direct action - in vain.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2014-01-10
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The Swedish Moment
Overview: Pop singer Kari and his girl dump a tightly wrapped mattress on a frozen lake. Things don’t quite go as planned, and the two go to Kari’s old drummer friend for help. Paranoia, jealousy and a series of increasingly absurd events ensue.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2014-11-07
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Love Is a Treasure
Overview: Love Is a Treasure is a 55-minute film about the world of women who have developed psychoses. It consists of five episodes each telling the story of one woman. The episodes are based research and interviews but the stories and dialogue are fiction, combinations of different elements. —The Cinematic Works of Eija-Liisa Ahtila
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2002-02-28
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Death Is a Problem for the Living
Overview: The cheapest drivers in the hearse business, gambling addict Risto Kivi and his friend Arto Niska, an 85% brainless man, have found themselves in a situation where everything has gone wrong and a fresh start is needed.
Genres: Comedy Drama Action Thriller
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2023-09-22
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Playing Solo
Overview: Emma and Joel get dumped by their partners on the same day, and when they meet each other they think they're a perfect match. Emma discovers she is pregnant and ends up taking care of Joel's mother while he goes off on tour to conduct around the world. Pregnancy, a crazy mother-in-law, trust, and loyalty test the couple to make the right decisions.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2007-12-28
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Village People
Overview: Urho Kaleva Kekkonen, the long-time president of the Republic of Finland, is scheduled to visit Alli’s Bar on his way to northern Finland. He is blindly worshiped and the nearer the visit draws, the more envy, competition and dirty tricks come to bear in this small town setting. No one is spared the brutality!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2013-08-16
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Man and a Baby
Overview: Antti Pasanen is working as a journalist. His life is on the right tracks; his wife Pia is just about to give birth. Until - in the front of the Maternity Hospital everything changes. Antti, with the sniffling baby in his arms, sees the taxi´s taillights fading out. Pia is sitting on the backseat; their future as a nuclear family is disappearing. The new life with the baby´s terms begins and Antti has no idea what that’s all about.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2017-10-06
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Land of Hope
Overview: Anni, a daughter of a wealthy family and used to secure life, falls in love with Veikko, a war invalid of the Continuation War. Anni leaves her past behind her and starts leading the life of a pioneer, in the wild forests of northern Karelia, in a settlement farm. After a rosy start, the fate crushes Anni’s dreams and her love for Veikko is put to a test.
Genres: History Drama Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2018-10-26
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Kissan kuolema
Overview: In the closed community of a reform school for teenagers, the principal's daughter is found sexually molested. The schoolgirls seem to know more than they are willing to tell.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1994-09-02
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Man and a Junior
Overview: Antti Pasanen juggles between taking care of Paavo, his work and personal life, until Enni has an accident and he has two kids to take care of.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2019-11-15
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I'm Listening
Overview: In the last hours of the night, A Night Radio host gets a call of a possible end of the world.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2019-09-26
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Trainer
Overview: Rise and fall of Jari Sarasvuo, as he transforms from a media person to business training guru during the crazy years of the 1990s and 2000s, just before the financial crash.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2018-10-17
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Hella W
Overview: The life of a heroine. The life and work of Hella Wuolijoki. A poet, spy and millionaire, she turned into an internationally acclaimed businesswoman, politician and playwright, who collaborated with Europe's leading writers such as Bertolt Brecht and Maxim Gorky, but faced the harshness of a changing world as the Finnish, Soviet and British secret services focus on her life, family and work.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2011-01-28
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The Longest Day
Overview: Midsummer in Sweden; somewhere above the Arctic Circle. Many curious stories unfold in a small Finnish-speaking village, while the sun never sets.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2020-01-26
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Three in Love
Overview: Tomi finds himself in love with two women and his wife Maria finds herself in a situation where she has to deal with the fact that Tomi is the love of her life.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2008-02-01
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Unexpected Journey
Overview: Lasse is an old racist who has lives in an apartment block filled with a selection of refugees and immigrants. Kamal is a 16-year old boy who's fed up in his life in Finland, and dreams of moving to Nairobi to live with his father. Only problem is that he doesn't have the money to buy the ticket.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2017-03-10
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Kites Over Helsinki
Overview: Epic tale about two generations of men in a wealthy Finnish family, spanning from the 1960s all the way through the early 1990s. The father has achieved his position as director of the family business through marrying the heiress. Their eldest son Dani, hoped to succeed his father, succumbs to drugs while pursuing a career in rock music. Younger Riku grows up under the shadow of his more talented big brother and slowly drifts into the late 1980s, noticing then how many of his friends have managed to take advantage of the economic upswing.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2001-09-07
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The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic
Overview: Jaakko and Sirpa have never met face to face, but talk on the phone every day. When Jaakko hears news about Sirpa's declining health, he decides to go meet her in another city. It's not the easiest decision, because he's blind and paralyzed from the chest down - and he has to make the journey alone. To get there, Jaakko must rely on the help of five strangers. What could go wrong?
Genres: Drama Romance Thriller
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2021-09-10
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Vares: The Girls of April
Overview: Tough Finnish detective Jussi Vares gets hired by a friend at a newspaper to investigate a 15 year old mystery regarding the disappearance of 3 girls.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2011-04-20
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Stormheart
Overview: The father of a Finnish family brings home a cute puppy, Stormheart. No one in the family knows anything about the dog. Little by little, the mystery of Stormheart unravels and the dog's new owners learn more about him. They find out that Stormheart's parents had served as guard dogs at the Berlin Wall. Pearl, the 7-year-old daughter of the Finnish family, takes the puppy under her wing and Stormheart, who grows up to the size of a bear, undertakes the task of removing all dangers, threats and obstacles from the path of Pearl.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2008-08-15
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Garbage Prince
Overview: Jed (19) walks out on his former life, without destination, without explanation, and gets on a train. He ends up by happenstance in a small eastern town in Finland where he soon comes face to face with the daily rigors of independent life. Coping becomes a challenge for him almost to the point of being an obsession. Of all the people in town, Jed seems to constantly run across the prickly and quick-witted Lulu (17). Gradually, without either of them admitting it, their relationship changes from bickering, picking on each other and a battle of wills to friendship, and as can happen, finally to love.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2011-07-29
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