Rauno Juvonen

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

Director Jalmari Helander expands his award-winning shorts for this unusual Christmas story set in the frozen beauty of Finland, where local reindeer herders race against the clock to capture an ancient evil: Santa Claus. Single father Rauno (Jorma Tommila) and his young son, Pietari (Onni Tommila), are caught up in the chaos as international scientists dig for artifacts. What they find endangers the entire village.