Pearls And Pigs
''Helmiä ja sikoja'' ( en, Pearls and Pigs) is a 2003 Finnish comedy film directed and written by Perttu Leppä, and starring Mikko Leppilampi and Laura Birn. Plot When the Hirvonen brother's (Läde, Timo, Ruho and Poju) bootlegging father ends up in jail, his sons need money to pay his debts to local crooks. The brothers suddenly get a new family member when their stepsister, Saara, moves in with them. Soon they find out Saara has an outstanding singing voice and the boys come up with an idea to send her to a child star contest. To train the girl a former child star, a current pub rose, is employed. Reviews Cast *Mikko Leppilampi – Läde *Laura Birn – Laura *Amanda Pilke – Saara * Unto Helo – Timo *Timo Lavikainen – Ruho * Konsta Hiekkanen – Poju * Pekka Valkeejärvi – Ukko *Outi Mäenpää – Saaran mutsi (Saara's mother) *Antti Reini – Lauran miesystävä (Laura's boyfriend) *Antti Virmavirta – Sika * Tomi Salmela – Limppu *Sakari Kuosmanen – Lehikoin ...
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Perttu Leppä
Perttu Leppä (born 8 February 1964 in Joensuu, Finland) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. Career Making film since 1992 he has written and directed films such as '' Helmiä ja sikoja'' in 2003 working with actors such as Mikko Leppilampi and Laura Birn. Filmography Feature films * '' A Long Hot Summer'' (''Pitkä kuuma kesä'', 1999) * '' Pearls and Pigs'' (''Helmiä ja sikoja'', 2003) * ''8 Days to Premiere 8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. In mathematics 8 is: * a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2. * a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of t ...'' (''8 päivää ensi-iltaan'', 2008) Short films * ''For Ever and Ever'' (''Aina ja aina'', 1986) * ''The Ostrich'' (''Strutsi'', 1987) * ''One-One'' (''Yksi-yksi'', 1989) * ''Karavaani'' (1994) * ''Tyttöjä ja jäätelöä'' (1995) * ''Angora'' (1996) External links * 1964 births Living people P ...
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Outi Mäenpää
Outi Mäenpää (born 24 February 1962) is a Finnish actress. Mäenpää was born in Helsinki. She began her career in theatre as a stage actor between 1984 and 1988. Life Since 1989 she has appeared regularly on Finnish television, with over 40 appearances to date. She appeared in the 2006 film ''Saippuaprinssi'', working with actors such as Mikko Leppilampi and Pamela Tola. In October 2007 she starred in the Finnish movie '' Musta jää'' (''Black Ice''). Filmography * ''The Match Factory Girl'' (1990) * ''Trains'n'Roses'' (1998) * ''Juha'' (1999) * ''Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood'' (21 episodes, 2000–2005) * '' Tappava Säde'' (2002) * ''The Man Without a Past'' (2002) * '' Bad Boys'' (2003) * ''Black Ice'' (2007) * '' Beyond'' (2010) * '' The Kiss of Evil'' (2011) * ''Call Girl'' (2012) * ''Little Wing "Little Wing" is a song written by Jimi Hendrix and recorded by the Jimi Hendrix Experience in 1967. It is a slower tempo, rhythm and blues-inspired ballad featuring ...
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2003 Comedy Films
3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. The Indian digits spread to the Caliphate in the 9th ...
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Films Directed By Perttu Leppä
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ...
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2003 Comedy-drama Films
3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. The Indian digits spread to the Caliphate in the 9th ...
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2003 Films
The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 2003 by worldwide gross are as follows: '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' grossed more than $1.14  billion, making it the highest-grossing film in 2003 worldwide and in North America and the second-highest-grossing film up to that time. It was also the second film to surpass the billion-dollar milestone after ''Titanic'' in 1997. '' Finding Nemo'' was the highest-grossing animated movie of all time until being overtaken by ''Shrek 2'' in 2004. Events * February 24: '' The Pianist'', directed by Roman Polanski, wins 7 César Awards: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Sound, Best Production Design, Best Music and Best Cinematography. * June 12: Gregory Peck dies of bronchopneumonia. * June 29: Katharine Hepburn dies of cardiac arrest. * November 17: Arnold Schwarzenegger sworn in as Governor of California. * December 22: Both of the m ...
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Marko Tiusanen
Marko may refer to: * Marko (given name) * Marko (surname) * Márkó, a village in Hungary See also *Marco (other) *Markko (other) *Marka (other) *Markov *Marku Marku is an Albanian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Albion Marku (born 2000), Albanian footballer * Antonio Marku (born 1992), Albanian footballer * Florian Marku (born 1996), Albanian boxer * Herald Marku (born 1996), Al ...

Risto Salmi
Risto ( sr, Ристо) is a masculine given name, found in Finnish, Estonian and South Slavic. In South Slavic, it is a hypocorism derived from '' Hristofor'' or ''Hristivoje''. It may refer to: Estonia * Risto Järv (born 1971), folklorist *Risto Joost (born 1980), conductor and operatic countertenor * Risto Kallaste (born 1971), footballer * Risto Kappet (born 1994), sim racing driver * Risto Kask (born 1985), civil servant and politician *Risto Kübar (born 1983), actor *Risto Lumi (born 1971), military colonel *Risto Mätas (born 1984), javelin thrower Finland *Risto Aaltonen (1939–2021), actor * Risto Ahti (born 1943), writer and recipient of the Eino Leino Prize in 1994 * Risto Alapuro (born 1944), sociologist *Risto Ankio (born 1937), athlete *Risto Asikainen (born 1958), record producer, songwriter and musician * Risto Björlin (born 1944), wrestler *Risto Dufva (born 1963), former professional ice hockey goaltender *Risto Hurme (born 1950), modern pentathlete and ...
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Matti Onnismaa
Matti may refer to: * Matti (given name), people with the given name * Matti (surname), people with the surname * Matti, Karnataka, a village in India * '' Matti: Hell Is for Heroes'', a 2006 film about Matti Nykänen See also * Masa (other) * Mati (other) Mati may refer to: Geography *Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines, a city **Roman Catholic Diocese of Mati ** Mati Protected Landscape, a protected area in Davao Oriental, Philippines **Mati Airport, Davao Oriental, Philippines *Mati, a barangay in ...

Sakari Kuosmanen
Sakari Jyrki Kuosmanen (born 6 September 1956) is a Finnish singer and actor, born in Helsinki. He has recorded several solo albums and has also done work with Sleepy Sleepers and Leningrad Cowboys. He appeared as himself on the Finnish television series '' Aaken ja Sakun kesäkeittiö'' in 1999. Discography Albums * ''Sakari Kuosmanen'' (1985) * ''Ihana elämä'' (1986) * ''Suuri onni'' (1989) * ''Kuu ja Kulkija'' (1995) * ''Yön katseessasi'' (1999) * ''Onnen lyhteitä'' (2001) * ''Pieni sydän'' (2002) * ''Entä jos...'' (2003) Filmography * ''Calamari Union'' (1985) * '' Rocky VI'' (1986) * ''Varjoja paratiisissa'' (1986) * ''Thru the Wire'' (1987) * ''Macbeth'' (1987) * ''Helsinki Napoli All Night Long'' (1987) * ''Ariel'' (1988) * ''Cha Cha Cha'' (1989) * ''Leningrad Cowboys Go America'' (1989) * ''Night on Earth'' (1991) * ''Iron Horsemen'' (1995) * '' Drifting Clouds'' (''Kauas pilvet karkaavat'', 1996) * ''Sen täytyy tapahtua'' (1999) * ''Juha'' (1999) * ''Th ...
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Tomi Salmela
Tomi may refer to: * Constanța, a city in Romania, also known as Tomis or Tomi * Tomi, Okayama, a village in Japan * Tōmi, Nagano, a city in Japan * Tomi (name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Tomi Village, a fictional Okinawan village that was the primary setting of the 1986 American motion picture ''The Karate Kid Part II'' See also * Tomie is a Japanese horror manga series written and illustrated by Junji Ito. ''Tomie'' was Ito's first published work he originally submitted to ''Monthly Halloween'', a ''shōjo'' magazine in 1987, which led to him winning the Kazuo Umezu aw ...

Antti Virmavirta
Antti is a Finnish masculine given name derived from the Greek name ''Andreas''. In Estonia, the variant Anti is more common. It is uncommon as a surname. People with the name include: Given name * Antti Autti (born 1985), Finnish snowboarder * Antti Juntumaa (born 1959), Finnish boxer * Antti Hammarberg (Irwin Goodman) (1943–1991), Finnish musician * Antti Hyyrynen (born 1980), Finnish musician * Antti Kalliomäki (born 1947), Finnish athlete and Minister of Education * Antti Kasvio (born 1973), Finnish swimmer * Antti Laaksonen (born 1973), Finnish ice hockey player * Antti Niemi (footballer) (born 1972), Finnish football goalkeeper * Antti Niemi (ice hockey) (born 1983), Finnish ice hockey goalkeeper * Antti Miettinen (born 1980), Finnish ice hockey player * Antti Muurinen (born 1954), Finnish football coach * Antti Ojanperä (born 1983), Finnish footballer * Antti Okkonen (born 1982), Finnish footballer * Antti Piimänen (1712-1775), Finnish church builder * Antti Pohja ...
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