Markku Toikka
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Somero, Finland
Birthday: April 05, 1955
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Gender: Male
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Partanen
Overview: Machine shop entrepreneur Partanen has severe work pressures and his life is messed up. The foundation of Partanen's life is work. Due to rather unfit subordinates and increasing production pressure, he decides to hire a new employee.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2003-03-24
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Rakkauselokuva
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Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1984-11-16
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Crime and Punishment
Overview: In Helsinki, an ex-law student turned slaughterhouse worker commits a senseless crime that catapults him into loneliness. Only a woman who accidentally arrived at the crime scene wants to follow him, but guilt and the tightening net of the police throw a shadow over their desperate love affair.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1983-12-02
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Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin
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Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1983-10-21
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Ei jälkeäkään
Overview: A day in the life of Valto Hakamaa.
Genres: Drama Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1988-03-14
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Hirtettyjen kettujen metsä
Overview: An alcoholic major Remes gets frustrated in the barracks and asks for a leave of absence. It is agreed to on the condition that Remes conducts one more military exercise. During that, Remes runs into a cunning career criminal Oiva Juntunen, who has hidden gold bars in the forest.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1986-03-14
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Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan
Overview: A new ice age is coming to England. All energy sources have been depleted and despair is taking over the earth. The young king decides to use his last trump card before his power collapses and anarchy reigns over the island kingdom.
Genres: Drama Comedy History
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1986-09-19
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Calamari Union
Overview: A group of men all called Frank—except for one named Pekka—have had enough of life in their working-class neighborhood, so they set off for a better existence in the magical seaside district of Eira. But the way is long, and the group face many hurdles including stray dogs and defunct streetlights.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1985-02-08
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Sadeaika
Overview: A man suffering from paranoia and delusions is convinced that the city water source is contaminated
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1981-04-03
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Ylösnousemus
Overview: A man fakes his own suicide in order to see how his close ones react.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1985-09-27
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Suuri illusioni
Overview: Based on the book "Suuri Illusioni" by finnish writer Mika Waltari.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1985-11-01
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Upswing
Overview: Katri and Janne want to make a trip, which none of their friends have made. They end up in Jakomäki.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2003-02-28
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Syöksykierre
Overview: Drama set in Stockholm and Helsinki and a village whose existence is threatened by a power plant. A group of young people return to their roots and are disappointed by what they find.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1981-10-30
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Harbour Brothers
Overview: Finland in the 50s saw a time where boats from all over the world docked in the harbor city of Kotka. In addition to transporting goods, the sailors brought with them another import: jazz, swing and blues. A tale of music-loving, fearless and passionate young men decide to open Fennia, a jazz bar. Soon Fennia achieves legendary status and the men; the Harbour Brothers, play their music and hold court like emperors.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2004-12-25
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Lahja
Overview: A middle-aged woman wants a child and starts to look for a suitable father when she doesn't succeed in the plan with her husband.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1997-10-13
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Towards the Day of Doom
Overview: Four stories about Finnish life intersect. In the first one, drum artist Monkki Mähönen arrives for a renovation job at his old band mate's summer villa. Second story revolves around wannabe motorcycle gang and its leader Jouni who are being humiliated at a village shop. Thirdly in the 1960s, a star reporter Erkki "Likasanko" Sysimetsä starts writing a once in a lifetime story about the womanizing of Arvo Hakala, a pipe organ repair man. In the fourth story, a fantasy and sci-fi film director Kurt "Kurre" von Riikonen is looking for financing of his upcoming movie Excalibur IV with catastrophic consequences.
Genres: Science Fiction Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2014-02-19
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Vares: Garter Snake
Overview: In the heat of the night, a man from faraway plays the piano. In the local hillside prison, a bitter double-crossed convict stares at the city life over the roofs. A revenge is brewing in his mind; the blood-thirsty killer prepares his escape. Vares gets a client who needs private investigations. Despite the beautiful wife, Vares smells a rat... In the middle of the summer night, a shot rings out. One life comes to an end and Vares finds changes in his assignment. The clues lead him to first-hand encounters and second-hand bookshops; a visit to the gym reveals a drug-smuggling route from Stockholm... Vares finds himself entangled in hot money and cool silk. In the background slithers a cunning garter snake.
Genres: Crime Action Drama Mystery
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2011-08-05
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Mother Wanted
Overview: Anni wants a new mommy for herself and a new wife for her dad. But dad has forgotten how to find a wife and needs Anni's help.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1989-01-27
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Little Sister
Overview: Katri's husband has died in the Finnish Winter War. When the Continuation War begins, Katri volunteers to work in a Helsinki military hospital. She is courted by a patient, a poetry-reciting countryman bound to be released from service. In the same time, she dates old school friend Eero who even goes AWOL to be near her. As the war continues, Katri has to make difficult decisions about her life.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1999-11-26
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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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Paradise America
Overview: Finnish friends escape taxes to Florida.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1990-02-09
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Some of You May Have Heard of Me
Overview: Kari Uusitalo, a regular visitor to the Tampere Film Festival, delved into the state of Finnish cinema of the mid-1980s, while getting to know the new generation of filmmakers in Anssi Mänttäri's comedic short documentary. Deep in Reppufilmi's cellar, in addition to director Mänttäri, we meet Pirkko Hämäläinen, Markku Toikka, Matti Pellonpää, Paavo Piskonen and Pauli Pentti. The film poses the question: why is a person, an artist, willing to risk everything over and over again?
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2025-03-06
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