Markku Peltola
Markku Peltola (July 12, 1956 – December 31, 2007) was a Finnish actor and musician. He was born in Helsinki and grew up there. He was actively involved in founding and acting with the Telakka Theater in Tampere. Peltola is best known for starring opposite Kati Outinen in Aki Kaurismäki's Academy Award nominated film from 2002 The Man Without a Past. Other films that Peltola has been in include V2 – jäätynyt enkeli, Young Gods, Drifting Clouds, Jade Warrior and Perhoshäkki. Since the 1980s, Peltola was the singer and bass guitarist of the Finnish band Motelli Skronkle. He also released two solo albums: Buster Keatonin ratsutilalla, released by Ektro Records in 2003 and Buster Keaton tarkistaa idän ja lännen at the beginning of 2006. Peltola died in the early hours of 31 December 2007 at his home in Kangasala, Finland.
Drifting Clouds
as LajunenThe ever-poker-faced Ilona loses her job as a restaurant hostess, as her tram driver husband,...
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The Man Without a Past
as MArriving in Helsinki, a nameless man is beaten within an inch of his life by thugs, miraculously...
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Juha
as DriverA farmer's wife is seduced into running away from her stolid older husband by a city slicker,...
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Kamome Diner
as MattiOn a quiet street in Helsinki, Sachie has opened a diner featuring rice balls. For a month she...
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Jade Warrior
as BergThousands of years ago in ancient China, a man fights against his destiny. He wants another...
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Vares: Private Eye
as LuusalmiOn the trail of a woman, Vares finds himself caught up with underworld characters who are on the...
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Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
as (segment "Dogs Have No Hell")Ten Minutes Older is a 2002 film project consisting of two compilation feature films entitled...
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Young Gods
as Sami's fatherTaavi,the enigmatic 18-year-old lead, has just inherited his long-deceased wealthy parents home...
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Skeleton Crew
as The Auteur in Snuff FilmsBack in the early 1970s, at a mental institution near the Russian border, a crazed doctor, Dr....
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V2: Dead Angel
as LuusalmiThe tough Detective Vares, get hired by a friend accused of murdering a girl. His job is to find...
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The Wrestler
as KärrypoikaAn ageing wrestler and circus strongman is put in an institution located somewhere in a world of...
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The Book of Fate
as ScientistFire, water, wind, earth and emptiness... Five core elements of life that once inspired a book....
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The Liar
as Ball thrower in Mermaid HallTalkative, hyperactive young drifter Ville Alfa goes around Helsinki, basically trying to borrow...
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The Prodigal Son
as MakkonenEsa is a small time crook who has been precisely released from prison. He starts to make money...
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The Surrealist and His Naughty Hand
as Isä / IntiaanipäälikköA film about Finnish artist Kalervo Palsa who was completely neglected by his peers and time
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