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Harri J. Rantala
Harri J. Rantala (born 2 October 1980) is a Finnish film director. He has directed films like ''Kotiinpaluu – Return'' and '' Nurmoo – Shout from the plain''.https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2506070/ IMDb - Internet Movie Database He is a native of Nurmo, Finland. Filmography Director: * 2004: ''The Sacrifice'' * 2005: ''The Road of Mutala'' * 2006: ''Suudelma'' * 2006: ''M. A. Numminen: Sedena con la mia donnna nel parco del parlamento'' * 2007: ''Daughters of Snow'' * 2009: '' Nurmoo – Shout from the plain'' * 2010: ''Return'' * 2013: '' Long Range Patrol'' * 2015: ''Midsummer girl'' * 2015: ''Puppeteer'' Actor: * 2000: ''Pieni pyhiinvaellus'' * 2002: ''Luokkajuhla'' * 2005: ''The Road of Mutala'' * 2007: ''Colorado Avenue'' * 2007: '' Black Ice'' * 2009: '' Nurmoo – Shout from the plain'' * 2011: ''One Man's Movie'' * 2012: ''Once Upon a Time in the North'' Miscellaneous Crew: * 2005: '' Jopet Show'' * 2005: ''Piilopaikka kahdelle'' * 2006: ''Ilonen talo'' * 2006: ''My ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nurmo
Nurmo is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated, together with Ylistaro to Seinäjoki on 1 January 2009. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of 12,378 (15 April 2007) and covered an area of of which is water. The population density was 33.0 inhabitants per km². The municipality was unilingually Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also .... Nurmo houses the HQ and main plant of the meat company Atria, which has 1700 local employees. In early 2007 it was proposed to merge Nurmo with the city of Seinäjoki and the neighbouring municipality of Ylistaro. Consultative referendums were held in all three municipalities. Seinäjoki voted heavily in favour; Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Return (2010)
''Return'' ( fi, Kotiinpaluu), also ''Homecoming'', is a 2010 Finnish short film directed by Harri J. Rantala and starring Eerik Kantokoski, Reeta Annala, Kalevi Haapoja and Kauko Salo. Plot In spring 1940, a soldier is returning from the Finnish Winter War only to face the Repo man. A struggle against society, nightmares and the temptations of alcohol ensues while he strives to save his farm and marriage. Cast * Eerik Kantokoski as Erkki * Reeta Annala as Enni * Kalevi Haapoja as Preacher * Kauko Salo as Repo man * Antti Nelimarkka as Repo man Film festivals ''Return has been screened round the world in 36 festivals in 21 countries. Primary festivals *63rd Cannes Film Festival, Cannes France 2010 (Short Film Corner) *8th Ischia International Film Festival, Ischia Italy 2010 (Official Competition) *12th Motovun Film Festival, Motovun Croatia 2010 (Official Competition) *8th Cinefiesta International Film Festival, San Juan Puerto Rico 2010 (Official Competition) *6th Budapes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nurmoo – Shout From The Plain
''Nurmoo: Shout from the Plain'' () is a 2009 Finnish film directed by Harri J. Rantala and starring Eerik Kantokoski, Anna Alkiomaa, Oskari Katajisto and Kalevi Haapoja. Plot Summer 1939 Little village Nurmo at the Finnish countryside is planning an international wrestling match that versus the whole world. But as autumn 1939 comes everything changes and the story forms into a legend. The time to tell it has now come. Cast * Eerik Kantokoski as Erkki * Anna Alkiomaa as Anna * Oskari Katajisto as Coach * Kalevi Haapoja as Tradesman * Juha Koistinen as Paavo * Karri Liikkanen as Heinis * Hannu Rantala as Kloppi * Arto Honkala as Jaakko * Saara Saastamoinen as Miina * Reeta Annala as Enni * Laura Rämä as Maria * Janna Haavisto as Laina * Kauko Salo as Father * Panu Mikkola as Goljat Festivals ''Nurmoo: Shout from the Plain'' have been screened round the world in 33 festivals in 18 countries. *62nd Cannes Film Festival, France 2009 (Short Film Corner) *17th St. Pet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland across Estonia to the south. Finland covers an area of with a population of 5.6 million. Helsinki is the capital and largest city, forming a larger metropolitan area with the neighbouring cities of Espoo, Kauniainen, and Vantaa. The vast majority of the population are ethnic Finns. Finnish, alongside Swedish, are the official languages. Swedish is the native language of 5.2% of the population. Finland's climate varies from humid continental in the south to the boreal in the north. The land cover is primarily a boreal forest biome, with more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first inhabited around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period. The Stone Age introduced several differ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Range Patrol (2013)
''Long Range Patrol'' ( fi, Kaukopartio) is a 2013 Finnish feature film directed by Harri J. Rantala and starring Eerik Kantokoski, Ali Ahovaara, Hannu Rantala, Kalevi Haapoja and Eeva Putro. The film was filmed in Seinäjoki, Kauhava and Nurmo located in South Ostrobothnia South Ostrobothnia ( fi, Etelä-Pohjanmaa; sv, Södra Österbotten) is one of the 19 regions of Finland. It borders the regions of Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Pirkanmaa, and Satakunta. Among the Finnish regions, South O .... – Yle (in Finnish) Plot Long-Range Patrol is a story about the Squad Peltoniemi Patrol trip to the enemies backside in spring 1943. The capturing of a Russian fe ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Ice (2007 Film)
''Black Ice'' ( fi, Musta jää) is a 2007 Finnish drama film written and directed by Petri Kotwica. Produced as a Finnish-German joint production, it stars actors Outi Mäenpää, Martti Suosalo and Ria Kataja in a twisted love triangle. The film was first screened at the Helsinki International Film Festival on 26 September 2007 before being released to the Finnish movie theaters on 19 October 2007. ''Black Ice'' was nominated for nine Jussi Awards, eventually winning five, including Best Lead Actress (Outi Mäenpää) and Best Film. Petri Kotwica was also nominated for Best Director at the Berlin International Film Festival as was Ria Kataja for her role as Tuuli at the Festroia International Film Festival. Plot ''Musta jää'' is a psychological Ménage à trois, where two women compete for the same man. Saara is a doctor who finds out her husband, an architecture teacher, is having an affair with a young student called Tuuli. Saara develops a new identity so she can befriend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jopet Show
Jopet Show is a Finnish sketch show starring comedian Jope Ruonansuu, Mika Räinä & Jukka Toivonen. Sketches (Season 1) *Puhuva Pää (A Talking Head) *Aulis Gerlander *Keksijä (An inventor) *Ylilääkäri Irvi Tapani Kaikkonen (Doctorate Irvi Tapani Kaikkonen) *Armeijan eversti (A Colonel in the Army) *Sivupersoonamies Risto (Risto the man with other self) *Ennustaja Tollo Peloton (The Future Teller Tollo Peloton) *Kitaransoittaja/säveltäjä (A Guitar-player/composer) *Pizza-Peku (A Turkish man who owns a pizzeria) *Dilledong! (Dilledong, a parody of a Finnish interactive TV-show Ring-A-Ling) *Lehteä lukeva ruma tyttö (An Ugly Little Girl Reading a Magazine) *Lentokapteeni Saikkonen (Captain Saikkonen) *Pepe Puputti, kirjailija Kiuruvedeltä (Pepe Puputti, An author from Kiuruvesi) *Virolainen radioasema (An Estonian Radiostation) *Kansantaloustieteen erikoistutkija Tenho Lepakko ohjelmassa Tietovuoto (The Economics special researcher Tenho Lepakko In the Show ''Tietovuoto' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ganes (film)
''Ganes'' is a 2007 Finnish biographical film directed by Jukka-Pekka Siili. The film is about Finnish rock band Hurriganes, told from the point of view of drummer/vocalist Remu Aaltonen. The Blu-ray Disc version of ''Ganes'' was released on 11 July 2008, making it the first Finnish film released on Blu-ray. Cast * Eero Milonoff as Remu Aaltonen * Jussi Nikkilä as Albert Järvinen * Olavi Uusivirta as Cisse Häkkinen * Timo Tikka as Ile Kallio * Tommi Korpela as Otto Aaltonen, Remu's father * Minttu Mustakallio as Eeva Aaltonen, Remu's mother * Kristiina Elstelä as Remu's grandmother * Kari Hietalahti as Hurme * Reino Nordin as Heka * Leena Pöysti as Satu * Mervi Takatalo as Paula * Jope Ruonansuu as Remu's boss * Daniel Dewald Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tears Of April
''Tears of April'' ( fi, Käsky) is a 2008 Finnish war drama film directed by Aku Louhimies. Based on the novel ''Käsky'' by Leena Lander, the film is set in the final stages of the Finnish Civil War. Plot The film tells a story of a captured female Red Guard fighter, Miina, and the soldier Aaro who escorts her to her trial. The fictional character Emil Hallenberg is loosely based on the actual Erik Grotenfelt, a poet turned judge and executioner. Cast * Samuli Vauramo as Aaro Harjula * Pihla Viitala as Miina Malin * Eero Aho as Emil Hallenberg * Eemeli Louhimies as Eino * Miina Maasola as Martta * Riina Maidre as Beata Hallenberg * Sulevi Peltola Sulevi ( ab, Пшоухәа, ka, სულევი) is a village in Abkhazia, Georgia. The village was established by Estonians Estonians or Estonian people ( et, eestlased) are a Finnic ethnic group native to Estonia who speak the ... as Konsta * Oskar Pöysti as Paasonen References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Births
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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People From Seinäjoki
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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