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UNKNOWN SOLDIER by award-winning Finnish director Aku Louhimies follows a platoon of Finnish soldiers on a tour of duty that lasts for more than three years at the end of World War II. The film tells the story of Rokka, Kariluoto, Koskela, Hietanen, and their brothers-in-arms, showing how friendship, humor, and the will to live unite these men on their way to and from the battlefield. The war changes each of the soldiers, as well as the lives of those...
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Criterion collection volume 922
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Finnish
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"This wry, melancholic comedy from Aki Kaurismäki, a response to the ongoing global refugee crisis, follows two people searching for a place to call home. Khaled (Sherwan Haji), a displaced Syrian, lands in Helsinki as a stowaway; meanwhile, middle-aged Finnish salesman Wikström (Sakari Kuosmanen) leaves his wife and his job and buys a conspicuously unprofitable restaurant. Khaled is denied asylum but decides not to return to Aleppo-- and the paths...
4) Miami
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Two sisters reunite after years of separation. Their lives intertwine as they share a dream of a bright future, only to find out that the past can't be easily undone.
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The proudly erotic drawings of artist Touko Laaksonen, known to the world as Tom of Finland, shaped the fantasies of a generation of gay men, influencing art and fashion before crossing over into the wider cultural consciousness. But who was the man behind the leather? Dome Karukoski's stirring biopic follows his life from the trenches of WWII and repressive Finnish society of the 1950s through his struggle to get his work published in California,...
6) Road North
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Timo, an esteemed concert pianist, gets the surprise of his life one day after arriving home after a performance only to find a homeless drunkard asleep outside his front door. The man, Leo (played by Finnish musician, actor and artist Vesa-Matti Loiri), makes the outrageous claim to be Timo's long-lost father who left the country when Timo was three and hadn't been in touch since. Leo, as mysterious and manipulative as he is slovenly, has returned...
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Replacements volume 3
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Finnish
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Sofia's blood circulation disorder flares up, but she hides her symptoms from the hospital.
8) Zero Point
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After being denounced as an outcast in school and frightened away from home by his mother's developing schizophrenia, Johannes must address his own failings in order to survive. From the production company behind 2012 dark comedy Mushrooming and the producer of Twitch-fave short film Legend of The Mighty Soap, Zero Point is a coming-of-age drama which received huge local box office success.
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Replacements volume 11
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Finnish
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In a race against time, Sofia decides to do what her father did 25 years earlier.
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Replacements volume 5
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Finnish
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Hannu's team must pull together to save a seizure patient's life.
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Replacements volume 9
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Finnish
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Stella, suffering from organ failure, pleads with Sofia and Henri to help.
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Replacements volume 2
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Finnish
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After discovering the shocking truth about Henri, Sofia ponders how to approach him.
13) Open Up To Me
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Maarit (Leea Klemola) has successfully managed to live what she considers a double life – a male body transformed into an attractive and intelligent woman. Maarit's new life and body have come with a considerable price, as many transgendered individuals have discovered. An estranged wife and daughter, the feeling of being a stranger in a familiar but cold world, and a nagging conscience to confess her sexual identity to would-be employers and those...
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Replacements volume 6
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Finnish
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Sofia's mistake puts Henri's life in danger.
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Replacements volume 10
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Finnish
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Sofia has a crisis situation on her hands as Henri suffers serious symptoms.
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Replacements volume 7
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Finnish
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Sofia's mother returns from abroad at a bad time.
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Replacements volume 12
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Finnish
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After her heart stops, Sofia is rushed to the hospital to receive treatment from her father.
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Replacements volume 1
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Finnish
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Sparks fly when Sofia and Henri meet, but their fate is quickly shattered when Henri suffers an accident.
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Replacements volume 4
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Finnish
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As Henri and Sofia fall into the throes of passion, Hannu is forced to come clean with them.
20) Little Wing
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Little Wing tells the story of twelve-year-old Varpu, who's quickly growing to adulthood, and her mother, who doesn't want to grow up. Varpu lives with her mother and has never met her father. One night, she steals a car and drives north to find her father. Upon their meeting, Varpu begins to understand her place in the world. From Oscar-nominated director Selma Vilhunen comes a touching coming-of-age story about a daughter in search of the father...
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