Kaija Pakarinen — Actor (7)
Four Little Adults (2023) [Movie] Eggplant.place TMDB IMDb WikiData
Neljä pientä aikuista
director: Selma Vilhunen actor: Alma Pöysti / Eero Milonoff
other title: Neljä pientä aikuista / Amours à la finlandaise
The life of Juulia, a Finnish parliamentarian, is suddenly turned upside down by the discovery of the betrayal by her husband Matias, a Protestant pastor, with the young Enni. After an initial moment of anger and desperation, Juulia realizes that she cannot leave him and she understands that sometimes it is possible to sacrifice a part of one's individual happiness for the good of the people you love. For this reason she suggests to Matias that they open their relationship, a choice that will lead her to meet Miska, a young non-binary, who is also her girlfriend, and to experiment with polyamory naturally and spontaneously, with all the consequences of the case, positive and negative.
Love and Fury (2016) [Movie] Eggplant.place
Syysprinssi
director: Alli Haapasalo actor: Laura Birn / Lauri Tilkanen
other title: Syysprinssi / 섹스 앤 퓨리
In 1980's Helsinki, a city about to burst with young energy and rebellion, two young writers determined to conquer the world fall madly in love. For Inka, the love affair puts everything in motion: she finds her own voice, publishes her first novel - and becomes a sensation. The intensity of their relationship has a different affect on Juhana, who starts to lose his grip on writing and, finally, life. At the height of the love affair Inka starts to suspect that their mad love might actually be real madness.
The Mine (2016) [Movie] Eggplant.place
Jättiläinen
other title: Jättiläinen / 巨人
A young and ambitious civil servant Jussi finds himself being in charge of the environmental permit of a huge nickel and uranium mine in Northern Finland. The Talvivaara mine, led by a charismatic globe trotting visioner Pekka Perä is introducing an entirely new method of collecting minerals whilst creating jobs in one of the poorest areas in Scandinavia. Jussi slowly discovers that he has been led astray by several people and that the new method has serious downsides he did not forsee. The mine is causing environmental hazards that are being hushed down. A new application for another permit is brough to his table by the same mine. Along with the application comes an interesting job offer and a chance of a new beginning. Jussi has to decide whether he will play along and if so, with whom.
8-Ball (2013) [Movie] Eggplant.place TMDB IMDb WikiData
8-pallo
director: Aku Louhimies actor: Jessica Grabowsky / Eero Aho
other title: 8-pallo
8-Ball tells the story of single mother Pike who, having just been released from prison, is trying to start her life anew. When her former boyfriend Lalli comes back from abroad, it opens a window into a past that Pike wants to put behind her.
Body Fat Index of Love (2012) [Movie] Eggplant.place TMDB IMDb WikiData
Rakkauden rasvaprosentti
other title: Rakkauden rasvaprosentti / Kærlighedens BMI
Stigu and Ella have a just-sex relationship. Stigu is secretly in love but settles for what he can get because Ella wants nothing more. Until they find themselves in a same work project: designing an advertisement for the Family Federation on sustainable relationships. It seems like mission impossible since Ella doesn't believe in the whole concept and Stigu knows nothing about it.
Drifting Clouds (1996) [Movie] Douban IMDb TMDB Eggplant.place WikiData
浮雲世事
8.4 (171 ratings) director: 阿基·考里斯马基 actor: Kati Outinen / Kari Väänänen
other title: 어둠은 걷히고 / 浮き雲
The ever-poker-faced Ilona loses her job as a restaurant hostess, as her tram driver husband, Lauri, also finds himself out of work. Together they must hit the streets of Helsinki, facing up to hardship and humiliation in their quest for survival, guided through the gloom by a ray of hope.