Movies: Jouko Lumme

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

Based on a novel of the same name by the Finnish author, Antti Tuuri, this delicious late-80's comedy builds its dark humour on the stereotypical mentality of the northern part of Finland. While perhaps not as entertaining to a person unfamiliar with...

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Antti "Zombie" Autiomaa does two things well: play the bass guitar and drink. After several months' sleeping on the streets of Istanbul, he returns to Helsinki where he's called into the army but discharged on mental health grounds after adding turpe...

Giancarlo Rosso, a professional assassin from Sicily, is sent to Finland to kill a very specific target. When he reaches the country, he discovers that the target is one of his past loves....

Eco-terrorists attack a ship carrying toxic waste....

A female fashion model Anni Stark takes leave from the fashion business and goes to Finland's Lapland for a vacation. Little does she know that there's a totally lunatic bunch of local hillbillies living in a nearby farmhouse. The plot thickens as on...

On the eve of the Finnish Civil War, the film follows the last days of Alfred Kordelin, the richest man in Finland....

Two men, Nieminen and Varjola, commit a mail van robbery. Varjola betrays his friend: shoots him and takes the loot. Nieminen is arrested, but he refuses to reveal his accomplice's name. On his first leave on prison Nieminen finds Varjola in a small ...

The mechanic Jack tries to get rid of his criminal background....

Aaro Saarinen is a foreman in the paper mill. The new generation continually questions his authority in both at work and at home....

A Finnish adaptation of Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky....

This is a sad story of Eros and Psyche. Sadder than the ancient myth that was only a dream after all. In my story, the characters learn nothing....

A lyrical documentary captures a small mountain village in Portugal, showcasing its timeless essence amid historical changes. As men leave for stone-cutting work, women take charge in their absence, surrounded by snowy mountains and wandering sheep a...

Anssi Mänttäri’s low-budget movies with their intimate content have become classics. In this black comedy that takes place in Helsinki in summer the main character (played by Mänttäri himself) jumps from one bar and bed to the next. Especially vulgar...

A woman who has been raped by a man at a party plots and executes an elaborate and humiliating revenge....

A middle-aged man becomes deeply involved with the affairs and criminal connections of a mysterious girl....

Esa is a small time crook who has been precisely released from prison. He starts to make money by mugging people. One day psychiatrist Lindström rings Esa's doorbell. He has a very strange request: he wants Esa to maltreat him. Esa accepts this reque...

A group of three male friends with domestic problems behave badly....

Documentary filmed on-set during the making of Aki Kaurismaki's "La vie de Boheme"...