Jari Halonen

A film about the important 19th-century Finnish novelist Aleksis Kivi.

At Christmas three misfits, Bona, Joukka and Hämäläinen are awaiting the arrival of Mike who is to be released from prison after a robbery attempt in which they were all involved went wrong and he ended up behind bars. (bfi.org.uk)

This Finnish sci-fi film offers a parody of the cult film Blade Runner. The 21st-century tale centers on taciturn detective Lipton Cockton as he looks into a series of murders involving exploding victims. The main clue in the case is the white halter dress worn by Marilyn Monroe in the subway vent scene in The Seven Year Itch. This clue directs Cockton to the highest levels of the super company LTD Prods. But though Cockton tries and tries, he cannot get there and ends up himself blown to smithe

Reima is the last and ridiculed communist in his hometown. He lives in constant failure until one night a Lenin-lookalike calling himself Vladimir comes knocking on his door. Vladimir's only possession is a coffin. Reima believes Vladimir is Lenin who has come back to life as a vampire. He decides that together they will save the world from tyranny - to glorious communism. The final battle commences!