Kari Heiskanen
Kari Heiskanen is a prolific Finnish actor with over 70 credited roles since his debut in 1978 upon graduating from the Finnish Theater School. He has also acted in, written and directed several plays, now regarded as one of the pillars of the Helsinki City Theater. Originally focusing on television, he first became well-known for the TV series 'Velipuolikuu' in 1983 and remained a fixture of popular Finnish television series for the remainder of the decade before establishing a greater presence in leading cinematic roles. In 1991 Heiskanen received the State Prize for Cinema and later the Pro Finlandia Medal in 2008.
Calamari Union
as FrankA group of men all called Frank—except for one named Pekka—have had enough of life in their...
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Naked Harbour
as Boss #1Naked Harbour is a movie about Finnish love in the year 2011. It is a story about people who...
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Police Investigates
as EsimiesA short film directed by Aleksi Salmenperä.
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Garbage Prince
as Juhani PohjakallioJed (19) walks out on his former life, without destination, without explanation, and gets on a...
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Ambush
as Lance Corporal Jussi LukkariIt is the summer of 1941 and the Finnish army has been mobilized along the border with Russia. A...
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Kaikki pelissä
as Timo KorpiA film group is making movie in the little town. Writer Pentti Töysä interrupts film group's...
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Gracious Night
as RistoThe three men enjoy the evening at a bar whose fate is threatened by pandemic restrictions....
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The Year of the Wolf
as Mikko GromanSari is a young, beautiful and intelligent girl who is busy studying at university,but she...
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Syksyllä kaikki on toisin
as Kari HaapanenA small Finnish town bank manager gets caught in the midst of local politics, with dire effects...
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Ryhmäteatteri
as uncreditedDocumentary on the history of Ryhmäteatteri theatre company.
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Cha Cha Cha
as Furniture SalesmanA lawyer pays a visit to Matti Ojanperä, a bum living under a bridge in the Helsinki harbour, to...
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Young Gods
as LawyerTaavi,the enigmatic 18-year-old lead, has just inherited his long-deceased wealthy parents home...
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Playing with Gods
as SelfThe documentary dives intimately behind the scenes of the Finnish National Opera and sucks the...
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The House of Branching Love
as Neighbour (Lauri)A sort of "Divorce Finnish Style," Mika Kaurismäki's rambunctious comedy, The House of Branching...
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Three Wise Men
as ErkkiThree middle aged men, long time friends, get together in a normally closed Karaoke bar to drink...
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Valkoinen kääpiö
as Martin BorgThe story of one man's struggle after he gets caught in a nuclear fallout and gets sick with...
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Älä itke Iines
as uncreditedÄlä itke Iines is an absurd comedy about an eccentric community that lives on the roofs and...
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Sista leken
as kärleksparetIn this somber, psychological drama about the conflict between a man's innermost feelings and a...
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Lain ulkopuolella
as Jari JokelaOn her way home from an evening shift at a men's clothing store, Saara Nevanen is raped by a man...
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Void
as Pihla's fatherEero’s career as an author is spiraling down: he just can’t get started with his new novel. The...
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Mother Wanted
as Timo Nieminen, TimppaAnni wants a new mommy for herself and a new wife for her dad. But dad has forgotten how to find...
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Brothers
as IvarThree brothers from three different mothers meet for the first time since years for their mutual...
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God's Teeth
as uncreditedOne winter in the 1930’s somewhere in northern Finland, a first communion ceremony is...
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Muuttolinnun aika
as PekkaOssi hasn't seen his daughter for over ten years. Suddenly she arrives to figure out what kind...
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Harjunpää ja kiusantekijät
as Timo HarjunpääInspector Timo Harjunpää works on harassment and extortion campaign case against successful...
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Vasen ja oikea
as Esko SeppänenBoth diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, politicians Esko Seppänen and Iiro Viinanen forge a...
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Kansan mies
as Tuomas LagerqvistThe life of Aki Honkala, a blindly dedicated Member of the European Parliament, takes a radical...
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Black Widows
as Bror "Buntta" PentikäinenBlack Widows is a series about 3 ordinary women, friendship and an impossible secret.
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The Age of Iron
as JoukoRauta-aika (The Age of Iron) is a dramatic four-part miniseries completed in 1982 by Finnish...
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