Vesa-Matti Loiri – MRQE

Mestari Cheng

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Cheng, 45, a restaurant owner from China, has travelled with his young son halfway around the world to a remote village in Finland. His wife died recently in an accident, and Cheng wanted to have a break from everything by traveling with his son to see an old Finnish friend who lives on a farm in the countryside of Finland. Its the most remote place Cheng can imagine with endless forests, thousands of lakes, a country with entire population of one-fifth of Chengs home town, Shanghai.

Road North

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A father who was absent for 30 years of his son’s life returns and wants to set on a journey through Finland, so they can learn to know each other again.

Pahat pojat

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The story bases on four Finnish brothers, nicknamed ‘the Eura Daltons’ who received nation-wide notoriety for tearing gas pumps apart when they needed cash. The cast is an impressive one: the brothers are portrayed by Peter Franzen, Lauri Nurkse, Niko Saarela and Jasper Pääkkönen while their really evil father is played by Vesa-Matti Loiri, one of the grand old men of Finnish cinema.

Sokkotanssi

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Two 9-year-old boys, Jontti and Länki, grow up in a Finnish seaside town in the 1960s. Länki’s biggest dream is to run away on a ship to the sea where his father is rumoured to have died. Jontti too must discover that his father is not what he appears to be. When his dad moves away with another woman, Jontti is determined to win him back.

The Boys

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 04:00:00 +0000

When Continuation War started in Summer 1941, German soldiers arrived to Oulu. With their charm they conquered women and town boys. Finnish boys communicated with them on many levels: had trades, worked as interpreters, rotated business, spied on German love adventures and fought with each other about the favor of soldiers. In autumn 1944, the war was ending. Germans left Oulu by leaving behind fragile relationships, bastard kids and unfinished businesses. The most shocking of all was the faith of young Jake…