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Edinburgh International Film Festival · 2016

Edinburgh International Film Festival 2016

Focus On Finland

There will be a short film showcase Shorts from Finland: Kaleidoscope! - films included are marked.

Programme

12 films · 1 review

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2 Nights Till Morning (2 yötä aamuun)

A one-night stand develops with unexpected consequences when volcanic ash grounds all flights.

(Country: Finland, Lithuania; Year: 2015; Director: Mikko Kuparinen; Writer: Mikko Kuparinen; Stars: Marie-Josée Croze, Arly Jover, Mikko Nousiainen, Sakalas Uzdavinys, Andrius Ziurauskas, Gabija Siurbyte, Larisa Kalpokaite, Sigita Simkuviene, Vytautas Medineckas, Juozas Gaizauskas, Jonas Braskys, Melana Kublickaite, Martynas Ervinas Peteraitis, Paulius Skaburskis, Linas Mikuta)

Alpacas

Comedy drama.

(Country: Finland; Year: 2016; Director: Anastasia Lobkovski; Writer: Anastasia Lobkovski; Stars: Sulo Keskimäki, Marjatta Korpelainen, Olli Laamanen, Anni Lampi, Selina Leimu, Miro Lipiäinen, Marjaana Maijala, Anu Niemi, Anni Ojala, Mekki Sarell, Emil Storgård, Koivu Viljanen)

Shorts from Finland: Kaleidoscope!

Cheer Up

How do you inspire the worst cheerleaders in Finland when they have more than cheer on their minds?

(Country: Finland; Year: 2016; Director: Christy Garland; Writer: Christy Garland)

Diving Into The Unknown

Review preview for Diving Into The Unknown

Despite the confusion there is a tremor of excitement that never goes away.

Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
The survivors of a cave accident risk their lives to bring the bodies of their friends to the surface.

(Country: Finland, Norway; Year: 2016; Director: Juan Reina; Writer: Juan Reina; Stars: Patrik Grönqvist, Kai Känkänen, Sami Paakkarinen, Vesa Rantanen)

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The Finn (Evä)

Two children are shocked when one of them grows a fin.

(Country: Finland; Year: 2015; Director: Jarno Elonen; Writer: Aino Lappalainen; Stars: Irina Pulkka, Minna Puolanto, Jani Honkaselkä, Maiju-Riina Huttunen, Juha-Pekka Mikkola, Anna-Leena Mäki-Penttilä, Esa Pelkonen, Heikki Pirhonen, Henri Waltter Rehnström, Jarkko Olavi Virtanen)

Shorts from Finland: Kaleidoscope!

Lapland Odyssey 2

Comedy sequel.

(Country: Finland; Year: 2015; Director: Teppo Airaksinen; Writer: Pekko Pesonen, Pekko Pesonen, Jaakko Kaján; Stars: Jussi Vatanen, Pamela Tola, Timo Lavikainen, Miia Nuutila, Kari Ketonen, Santtu Karvonen, Joonas Nordman, Pinja Pakisjärvi, Peter Franzén, Anna-Leena Härkönen, Janne Reinikainen, Kari Hietalahti, Juho Milonoff, Erkki Hetta, Sinikka Mokkila)

Markku and Me

Documentary about the director's troubled relationship with his brother.

(Country: UK, Finland; Year: 2015; Director: Lauri Danska)

Shorts from Finland: Kaleidoscope!

The Mine (Jättiläinen)

Thriller, based on the true story of an ill-fated Finnish mining company.

(Country: Finland; Year: 2016; Director: Aleksi Salmenperä; Writer: Pekko Pesonen; Stars: Joonas Saartamo, Jani Volanen, Peter Franzén, Saara Kotkaniemi, Elena Leeve, Leea Klemola, Pertti Sveholm, Jussi Nikkilä, Pirjo Lonka, Tatu Siivonen, Minna Suuronen, Kaija Pakarinen, Teijo Eloranta, Raimo Grönberg, Tommi Korpela)

Miss (Kaipuu)

”One day she had dyed her hair black. The next she had left.” A friend leaving is hard to forget. Just as hard as catching a fly?

(Country: Finland; Year: 2016; Director: Sanna Liljander)

Shorts from Finland: Kaleidoscope!

The Soloist (Sooloilija)

A trumpeter plies his trade in unusual places.

(Country: UK, Finland; Year: 2016; Director: Katri A Vanhatalo)

Shorts from Finland: Kaleidoscope!

War And Peace Of Mind

How did World War II affect Finland, its soldiers and its psyche?

(Country: Finland; Year: 2016; Director: Ari Matikainen; Writer: Ari Matikainen; Stars: Nika Savolainen, Verneri Lilja) , Official site

Waste No. 2 Wreck

Study of the graveyard of refugee boats in Lampedusa.

(Country: Finland; Year: 2016; Director: Jan Ijäs; Writer: Karina Horsti, Jan Ijäs; Stars: Rebecca Clamp)

Shorts from Finland: Kaleidoscope!