Aki Kaurismäki Movies

A portrait of film actor Kari Väänänen. Väänänen talks openly about his work and himself. Väänänen's...

The relationship between a father and his son is an infinite story with very few words. Silence is golden when it comes to expressing emotions.

A lyrical documentary captures a small mountain village in Portugal, showcasing its timeless essence amid historical changes. As men leave for...

April is the Cruelest of Months is a 1983 film directed by Suvi-Marja Korvenheimo, also known as Anssi Mänttäri, and the final part of the...

A political drama set in the fictional country of Illyria between 1943 and 1945, the story is about the assassination of a leading politician. The...

At the 60th anniversary of Cannes Film Festival, 34 famous directors are followed by camera.

A week-long glimpse into the wretched existence of Ripa, a long-haired, hard-drinking lug. He is also a filmmaker-wannabee, whose last two projects...

Acclaimed Finnish director Rauni Mollberg made several scandalous yet widely appreciated films. Former co-worker Veikko Aaltonen’s eye-opening...

Young Alex Sammakko has seen his brothers defy the law in a series of deeds that first land them in jail, and then, after they escape and return to...

Helsinki, Forever is a montage film about the city of Helsinki by the award-winning Finnish film director and academic Peter von Bagh. The film draws...

After years of fame and misfortune in Mexico, the members of the Leningrad Cowboys decide to return to their native village. Their former manager...

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

A typical day in the life of a lonely man who works in an unsuccessful tavern located in the historical center of Guimarães, an old town in...

Twenty-five films from twenty-five European countries by twenty-five European directors.

Two Finnish men agree to drive an Estonian woman and a Russian woman to a harbor.

Documentary about Finnish film theaters - about their past, disappearance and future. And at the same time universal story how cinema is undeniably...

Juhani Haavisto returns to his childhood home from the seas and is confronted by his wheelchair-bound, demented father Eino and the traumas of sexual...

Seventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema around the conflict between the artist and the observer, the creator and the critic. Between 1998 and...

The story of an overly protective and controlling father who suspects incest is taking place between his own son and daughter. These growing...