Santtu Karvonen
Also Known As: Santtu Sami Antero Karvonen
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Lohja, Finland
Birthday: November 11, 1979
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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The Hijack That Went South
Overview: Aarno Lamminparras hijacked an airplane with a gun in 1978. A true story.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2013-01-18
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1944 The Final Defence
Overview: The Soviet army breaks through the Finnish defences on the Karelian Isthmus in June 1944, advancing with overwhelming force. Somehow, the Finnish troops must find the strength to fight back, with all odds against them. The Battle of Tali-Ihantala was the largest battle ever fought in the history of the Nordic countries. This film depicts the true events through five separate stories.
Genres: War Drama History
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2007-12-07
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Hellsinki
Overview: In the mid-1960s, three small-time Finnish bootleggers seize control of their Helsinki neighborhood's black-market liquor business.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2009-01-09
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Spiral
Overview: Painful childhood memories make the brothers Armas’ and Yrjö’s already sore relationship volatile. A minor misunderstanding sends them into an uncontrollable spiral of vengeance with comic twists yet tragic consequences.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2010-01-01
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Gloriously Wasted
Overview: Juha Berg is a 30-year-old hopeless drunk in the Kallio neighborhood of Helsinki. Juha doesn't have the first intention of changing his way of life - just the opposite. He really enjoys sundry sexual relationships, adrenalin-inducing violence and, of course, alcohol for which he gets money even if by collecting bottles. But the hilarity in a drunken haze soon gets a run for its money as the passionate Juha falls in love with his AA group leader. The relationship with Tiina progresses quickly to dating and Juha has to make pivotal decisions. Juha has to begin balancing between maintaining a functional intimate relationship and his old lifestyle. Juha's best friend Kristian does his best to sabotage the relationship, and Juha's shaky decision to stay sober is further hindered by Mikael, an expert on German erotica. But how far can you go before there is only one solution left?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2012-12-28
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Gracious Night
Overview: The three men enjoy the evening at a bar whose fate is threatened by pandemic restrictions. Bartender Heikki offers discussion help to his friend Risto, who works in the first line of healthcare, and who has just finished a difficult shift. The evening gets a new twist when a stranger looking for a mobile phone charger pops in and refuses to leave.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2021-10-08
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Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?
Overview: A comedy about a chaotic morning in a family with kids, and a mother who is determined that it's best to take care of everything herself.
Genres: Comedy Drama Family
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2012-02-17
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Gimme Some Respect
Overview: Young Siiri is starting her life on her own. She wants to be independent and live a normal life, although she is mentally handicapped. She begins to make true of her dreams, where she has a real working place and she hopes to find also a husband.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2010-06-11
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Little Wing
Overview: Little Wing tells the story of 12-year-old Varpu, who's quickly growing to adulthood, and about her mother, who doesn't want to grow up. Varpu lives with her mother and has never met her father. One night Varpu has enough of her riding buddies and her mother. She steals a car and drives up north in search of her father, of whom she only knows the name. But her father is not exactly what she had expected. Meeting him trigger something in Varpu and mother's life, making them realize their role in each other's lives, and in the world.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2016-09-23
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Ella & Friends – Nature Calls
Overview: Ella and her school class, led by their teacher, go on a hilarious summer trip, but to everyone's surprise they find themselves in the middle of a major otter rescue operation.
Genres: Family
Original Language: fi
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Lapland Odyssey 3
Overview: In the third instalment of the franchise, Janne embarks on an epic hike, a journey of self-discovery. His dreams of a tranquil retreat into nature are quickly shattered however, when Räihänen and Kämäräinen both decide to come along for the trip. Meanwhile Janne’s spouse Inari gets the chance to go back to work, but only if she can prove she’s “management material” and a real leader. Inari enters the Swamp Soccer tournament, where to her horror she finds out her ex Little Mikko is also competing.
Genres: Comedy Adventure
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2017-08-23
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Euthanizer
Overview: Euthanizer tells the story of a mechanic who euthanises sick and old pets as a side job. Despite the grim work, he has a soft spot for the animals. Trouble stirs when the owner of a dog he was supposed to end realises that the canine is still alive. The only innocent party in the drama that ensues is the dog itself.
Genres: Thriller Drama Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2017-11-24
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Time Out
Overview: Story about father and his son and small town bullies and those who stare beside silently approving all bad to happen. Ex-priest moves to small town of Harmaaketo together with his son, where they get instantly bullied and terrorized. Even when there's zero tolerance for such things, no one can or don't want to stop it before it's too late and things escalate to the point of no return.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2018-11-16
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Fingerpori
Overview: Live action comedy about a fictional town and it's uncommon people, based on a comic strip 'Fingerpori', by Pertti Jarla.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2019-10-16
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Lights in the Dusk
Overview: Outcast by his co-workers and living alone, Koistinen is a security guard who works the night shift in a luxury shopping mall in Helsinki. But when icy blonde Mirja approaches him, the lonely Koistinen falls helplessly for her, unaware she is manipulating him for her criminal boyfriend.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2006-02-03
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Just a Name
Overview: Annukka tries to decide whether to take her husband's surname upon marriage or not. Her best friend has a clear opinion about this problem.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2015-01-01
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All Inclusive
Overview: Kalervo, a bullied, downtrodden white-collar man whom nobody takes seriously, receives an unexpected gift from Annukka. A gift which Kalervo soon realizes has the power to change his life. The bill is due, and payback never tasted sweeter.
Genres: Drama Mystery Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2019-05-24
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Pony and Birdboy
Overview: Pony and Birdboy tells a story of seven-year-old girl Pony, who doesn’t want to go to school, and big-mouthed Birdboy who has solution to all possible problems. Humoristic family-film Pony and Birdboy is partly based on Veera Salmi’s popular children’s book The Book of Pony and Birdboy, which rich humor and anarchist hustle have brought the book as a favorite of children.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2018-08-03
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Lapland Odyssey 2
Overview: It’s been three years since we last met Janne and Inari. Since then, they’ve had a daughter named Lumi. Janne and his friends experience a new adventure, this time on an autumn night. The boys go to a party but end up chasing Lumi who has disappeared. Meanwhile, Inari enjoys a girls-night-out and has an adventure of her own.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2015-09-30
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Conversations Between Men
Overview: After being struggling to finish his ninth book, an irrelevant author decides to try change his methods.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2013-01-04
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Nuoren Wertherin jäljillä
Overview: Markus Viitanen, a sculptor living in Suomenlinna, has not seen his son Eero for fifteen years. When he learns of Eero's death, he sets out to find out what kind of person Eero grew up to be during his nineteen years of life, and how the nanny Katri relates to the rest of Eero's life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2013-11-22
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Ryhmäteatteri
Overview: Documentary on the history of Ryhmäteatteri theatre company.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2018-02-03
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