Juho Kuosmanen
Juho Kuosmanen (born 1979) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. His first feature film The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the top prize. In 2021, his second feature film Compartment No. 6 shared the Cannes Grand Prix (the festival's second prize) together with Asghar Farhadi's A Hero. Kuosmanen graduated from Aalto University in 2014. His graduation film The Painting Sellers was nominated for five Jussi Awards (Finnish premier film industry award). The Painting Sellers won the first prize in Cinéfondation in Cannes Film Festival in 2010. Kuosmanen worked as an actor in Leea Klemola's arctic trilogy in Tampere Theatre in Kokkola and New Karleby Kuosmanen has also directed opera with conductors Sakari Oramo and Santtu-Matias Rouvali.
Fallen Leaves
as Karaoke Pub Patron (uncredited)In modern-day Helsinki, two lonely souls in search of love meet by chance in a karaoke bar....
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The Other Side of Hope
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)A restaurateur befriends a Syrian refugee who has recently arrived in Finland.
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8 Days to Premiere
as Teatterin näyttelijäA love story set in the world of theater. Romeo and Juliet is to be the season's grand premiere....
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The Dinosaur
as SelfAcclaimed Finnish director Rauni Mollberg made several scandalous yet widely appreciated films....
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Conversations Between Men
as AvustajaAfter being struggling to finish his ninth book, an irrelevant author decides to try change his...
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Cinéma Laika
as SelfIn the heart of the Finnish forest, the long-closed foundry of the little town of Karkkila has...
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Nurses
as GynekologiLike good soldiers in a war-zone, hospital staff are expected to respect the chain of command...
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