Esko Pesonen

Taksikuski

Veikko Kerttula

Antti Litja, Martti Pennanen

An existential road movie based on a novel of a key Finnish modernist writer.

Painija

Matti Ijäs

Esko Hukkanen, Esko Pesonen

An ageing wrestler and circus strongman is put in an institution located somewhere in a world of its own.

Tulipää

Pirjo Honkasalo, Pekka Lehto

Asko Sarkola, Rea Mauranen

This biographical film celebrates the little-known life of the Finnish novelist and revolutionary Maiju Lassila (Asko Sarkola), born in 1868. Lassila's early years are briefly shown, then the film richly details his active and paradoxically reclusive adult life, beginning with his sojourn in St. Petersburg, working as a businessman. Unable to stay away from politics, he caused the assassination of a high-ranking Czarist and as a result, had to run back to Finland to hide. Once established in the comparative safety of a small village, he taught school in order to support his real vocation as a writer. Always living on the edge of poverty, if not square in the middle of it, Lassila continues to avoid public contact - he keeps his identity low-key and camoflages it by publishing under a variety of pseudonyms.

Lahja

Matti Ijäs

Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Kaija Pakarinen

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.

Juoksuhaudantie

Veikko Aaltonen

Eero Aho, Kari Väänänen

After his wife leaves him, a man becomes obsessed getting his family back together by buying an old house.

Juhannushäät

Raija-Sinikka Rantala

Ahti Jokinen, Marjut Toivanen

Marja

Auli Mantila

Leea Klemola, Milka Ahlroth

When Marja becomes pregnant as a result of an unauthorized relationship, the man denies the whole relationship. A pregnant young woman is left alone. Marja ends up with an illegal abortion when there are only bad options ahead.

Minä, siili ja trumpetti

Matti Ijäs

Kimmo Lempinen, Risto Salmi

Kolme yötä

Matti Ijäs

Kristiina Elstelä, Martti Suosalo