Mari Perankoski

Long lost son come back home for the birthday of father of three brothers. Old monsters wake up during meeting. (muutanet)

A jetset prince meets his match beside a sleepy little town's garbage tip.

A sly riff on the Prodigal Son story, Mika Kaurismaki's latest -- about a joyless workaholic concert pianist who ends up on a wild ride with his long-lost rapscallion father -- is a funny and cogent analysis of machismo, abandonment issues and the value of reconnecting with one's roots. (tiff.net)

The Grump is a man from the past. A man who knows that everything used to be so much better in the old days. Pretty much everything that's been done after 1953 has always managed to ruin The Grump's day. Our story unfolds as The Grump takes a fall from his basement steps, hurting his ankle. He has to spend a weekend in Helsinki to attend physiotherapy. He has to spend time with his family. The daughter-in-law is a career woman, not keen to spend time with The Grump when he comes to the city. (Solar Films)

Follows the happenings at a Finnish police department. (google)