Movies: Sakari Kuosmanen

  • 2023
    Fallen Leaves

    Fallen Leaves (2023)

    Fallen Leaves

    7.22023HD

    In modern-day Helsinki, two lonely souls in search of love meet by chance in a karaoke bar. However, their path to happiness is beset by obstacles – from lost phone numbers to mistaken addresses, alcoholism, and a charming stray dog....

    Fallen Leaves
  • 1986
    Shadows in Paradise

    Shadows in Paradise (1986)

    Shadows in Paradise

    7.31986HD

    Nikander, a rubbish collector and would-be entrepreneur, finds his plans for success dashed when his business associate dies. One evening, he meets Ilona, a down-on-her-luck cashier, in a local supermarket. Falteringly, a bond begins to develop betwe...

    Shadows in Paradise
  • 2017
    The Other Side of Hope

    The Other Side of Hope (2017)

    The Other Side of Hope

    6.92017HD

    A restaurateur befriends a Syrian refugee who has recently arrived in Finland....

    The Other Side of Hope
  • 1988
    Ariel

    Ariel (1988)

    Ariel

    7.11988HD

    After the coal mine he works at closes and his father commits suicide, a Finnish man leaves for the city to make a living but there, he is framed and imprisoned for various crimes....

    Ariel
  • 1991
    Night on Earth

    Night on Earth (1991)

    Night on Earth

    7.51991HD

    An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night....

    Night on Earth
  • 2002
    The Man Without a Past

    The Man Without a Past (2002)

    The Man Without a Past

    7.42002HD

    Arriving in Helsinki, a nameless man is beaten within an inch of his life by thugs, miraculously recovering only to find that he has completely lost his memory. Back on the streets, he attempts to begin again from zero, befriending a moody dog and be...

    The Man Without a Past
  • 1986
    Rocky VI

    Rocky VI (1986)

    Rocky VI

    5.71986HD

    Not to be confused with any of the sequels to Sylvester Stallone's classic Oscar-winning Rocky, this short film from Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki is actually meant as a parody of the late Cold War-era Rocky IV, which saw Stallone's character taki...

    Rocky VI
  • 1996
    Drifting Clouds

    Drifting Clouds (1996)

    Drifting Clouds

    7.61996HD

    The ever-poker-faced Ilona loses her job as a restaurant hostess, as her tram driver husband, Lauri, also finds himself out of work. Together they must hit the streets of Helsinki, facing up to hardship and humiliation in their quest for survival, gu...

    Drifting Clouds
  • 1999
    Juha

    Juha (1999)

    Juha

    6.81999HD

    A farmer's wife is seduced into running away from her stolid older husband by a city slicker, who enslaves her in a brothel....

    Juha
  • 2003
    Pearls and Pigs

    Pearls and Pigs (2003)

    Pearls and Pigs

    6.12003HD

    When their bootlegging father ends up in jail, four twenty-something brothers need money to pay his debts to local crooks. Next, their 9-year-old half-sister is dumped on their doorstep by her prostitute mother. A karaoke set helps reveal that the li...

    Pearls and Pigs
  • 1989
    Leningrad Cowboys Go America

    Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989)

    Leningrad Cowboys Go America

    6.91989HD

    The Leningrad Cowboys, a group of Siberian musicians, and their manager, travel to America seeking fame and fortune. As they cross the country, trying to get to a wedding in Mexico, they are followed by the village idiot, who wishes to join the band....

    Leningrad Cowboys Go America
  • 1985
    Calamari Union

    Calamari Union (1985)

    Calamari Union

    6.81985HD

    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 hurdl...

    Calamari Union
  • 2024
    The Missile

    The Missile (2024)

    The Missile

    6.52024HD

    Christmas is-a-jingling to Lapland in 1984. Niina, a single mother, is fired from her job in a bakery and drifts into the middle of an international missile crisis in Inari when the Soviet Union shoots a missile across the Finnish border....

    The Missile
  • 2009
    The House of Branching Love

    The House of Branching Love (2009)

    The House of Branching Love

    5.82009HD

    A sort of "Divorce Finnish Style," Mika Kaurismäki's rambunctious comedy, The House of Branching Love , recounts the breakup of a thirty-something professional couple - Juhani, a family therapist, and his wife, Tuula, a successful business trainer....

    The House of Branching Love
  • 2019
    Your Honor

    Your Honor (2019)

    Your Honor

    62019HD

    The Judge (Mait Malmsten) is a man who represents strict rules and laws in the courtroom. However, his own personal life is an absolute mess. After the judge makes a decision to give a long prison sentence to a woman, the woman’s brother (Märt Avandi...

    Your Honor
  • 1994
    Total Balalaika Show

    Total Balalaika Show (1994)

    Total Balalaika Show

    6.31994HD

    A 57-minute documentary of a Helsinki concert featuring the Leningrad Cowboys and the Alexandrov Red Army Choir and Ballet, who collaborate on a number of US Rock songs sung in English (like "Sweet Home, Alabama") as well as more traditional Russian ...

    Total Balalaika Show
  • 2019
    King of Hearts

    King of Hearts (2019)

    King of Hearts

    6.22019HD

    The story of Kari Tapio, who sang his way into the hearts of the Finns in the 70's and whose popularity lasted until his death in 2010....

    King of Hearts
  • 2023
    Jope – Just Think for Yourself

    Jope – Just Think for Yourself (2023)

    Jope – Just Think for Yourself

    72023HD

    An overweight boy who was a bullied at school grew up to become a beloved comedian, folk artist Jope Ruonansuu. He was a versatile entertainer, but above all an impressionist, able to imitate more than 150 characters from the ruling class. Jope's jou...

    Jope – Just Think for Yourself
  • 2009
    Rally On!

    Rally On! (2009)

    Rally On!

    5.22009HD

    This rollicking sports comedy from Finnish director Markku Polonen follows the exploits of Seppo 'Sladi' Pesonen, an ex-top-tiered race car driver now reduced to instructing students at a driving school. To relieve the monotony of this undesired care...

    Rally On!
  • 1995
    Iron Horsemen

    Iron Horsemen (1995)

    Iron Horsemen

    61995HD

    Bad Trip, a biker who has been freshly inducted into a gang, flees from them after stealing one of their bikes....

    Iron Horsemen