maniya

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ohhhhh yeaaaaaaaaah! thanks alot!

hootchee

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Hey i just watched a gooder about some border with Russia.

Raja 1918. it was alright. killed an evening.

Takku

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Hi there.

Yes, the movie is called Valo and it tells one story from the life of Aleksanteri Ahola-Valo. The movie is directed by Kaija Juurikkala in 2005, and is based on Koulupojan päiväkirjat (Schoolboys diaries), a series of stories in a diary-like form, written by Ahola-Valo himself.

Good thing you brought up this one! It's an important true story and a good movie. Didn't remember the movie while making a list earlier in the thread..

A few more links:

The movie: Valo (elokuva ? Wikipedia)

Aleksanteri Ahola-Valo: Aleksanteri Ahola-Valo ? Wikipedia

Schoolboys diaries: Koulupojan päiväkirjat ? Wikipedia

..And a decent dictionary on the net: Sanakirja.org - Ilmainen sanakirja. Englanti, suomi, ruotsi jne. nettisanakirja

maniya

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Terve!
thanks alot! yeah that was a prefect movie =)

Penguin88

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Whatever you do do NOT watch "the man without a past" (Mies vailla menneisyyttä). Unless you want to cringe or laugh even though it's not a comedy - it has to be one of the worst films I've ever seen

But a quality Finnish film that I really enjoyed, created a professional atmosphere and had good acting by people you could relate to is Rukajarven Tie, the English title being Ambush. Great film about the winter war.

I'd like to know some more quality Finnish films, war films or films that have a surreal or alternative feel to them..?

Tappaja

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I think it's a great movie. I guess it is "too much Finnish" for many viewers.

drummerac

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I like it too

Penguin88

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I suppose yes, it comes down to personal taste, but it was not the content or the topic I disliked, it's just the bad acting which I don't really think can be classified as too Finnish because Rukajarven Tie was excellently acted.

drummerac

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They are actually very good actors, in fact Kati Outinen is very famous. They were playing characters that were very withdrawn and shy, even more so than ordinary finns. It is an arthouse movie afterall so it is a little strange by its nature.

I liked the silent scenes were even though no words were spoken, you could still sense the feelings of the actors.

Rukajarven tie was set during the continuation war.

Penguin88

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I suppose.. Again it's personal taste really.

And I didn't realise that the other film was set during the continuation war, thanks for that.