Aleksi Bardy (born 24 September 1970 in

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) is a Finnish

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writer,

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and

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. He has been a political activist on the left of the political spectrum ( Left Alliance), once standing in elections for the Finnish parliament.

Career

Bardy is probably best known for writing the script for the

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film '' Saippuaprinssi'' working with

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Janne Kuusi. The starring actors such as Mikko Leppilampi and

Pamela Tola Pamela Tola (born 15 October 1981) is a Finnish actress and director. Tola was born in Ruotsinpyhtää, Finland. She has appeared on television since 2003. She appeared in the 2005 film ''Paha maa'' (Frozen Land), and starred as the main charact ...

and most recently the TV series ''"Käenpesä"''.

Filmography

* ''

Heart of a Lion ''Heart of a Lion'' ( fi, Leijonasydän) is a 2013 Finnish drama film directed by Dome Karukoski. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The film tells the story about a Neo-Na ...

'' (2013) * '' Ja saapuu oikea yö'' (2012), producer * ''

Lapland Odyssey ''Lapland Odyssey'' ( fi, Napapiirin sankarit) is a 2010 Finnish comedy film directed by Dome Karukoski. The film stars Jussi Vatanen, Jasper Pääkkönen, Timo Lavikainen, Pamela Tola, Kari Ketonen and Miia Nuutila. The film premiered at the 2010 ...

'' (2010), producer * '' Forbidden Fruit'' (2009), writer and producer * ''

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 captur ...

'' (2008), producer * '' The Border'' (2007), writer * '' Ganes'' (2007), producer * '' The Emperor's Secret'' (2006), script writer and producer * '' Saippuaprinssi'' (2006), script * '' Beauty and the Bastard'' (2005), producer * ''Kukkia ja sidontaa'' (2004), script writer and co-producer * '' Young Gods'' (2003), script editor and producer * '' Restless'' (2000), script * ''

The Tough Ones ''The Tough Ones'' () is a 1999 Finnish film directed by Aleksi Mäkelä. It was Finland's official Best Foreign Language Film submission at the 72nd Academy Awards, but did not manage to receive a nomination.* Plot The film starts when Jussi ...

'' (1999), script * ''

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'' (2020), producer * '' Reunion 3: Singles Cruise'' (2021), script

TV series credits

Moscow Noir ''Moscow Noir'' ( sv, Dirigenten) is a Swedish-Russian financial thriller television series. It focusses on Tom Blixen (played by Adam Pålsson), an investment manager from Sweden who is involved in a shady trade deal with an oil company in Mosco ...

(2018) *

Kukkia ja sidontaa Kukkia is a medium-sized lake in Finland. It is a part of a chain of lakes that begins from the lakes Lummene, Vehkajärvi and Vesijako at the drainage divide between the Kokemäenjoki and Kymijoki basins and flows westwards from there through th ...

(2006) * Käenpesä (2004) *

Itse valtiaat The Autocrats ( fi, Itse valtiaat) was a Finnish political satire TV series, which takes the viewer behind the scenes of the politics of Finland. The series is produced by Filmiteollisuus and is made using 3D computer animation. The original ide ...

(2001) *

Salatut elämät ''Salatut elämät'' ("Secret Lives", literally "Concealed Lives") is a Finnish television soap opera that premiered on MTV3 on 25 January 1999. The series' storylines follow the daily lives of several families who live in the same apartment bl ...

(1998) * Tähtitehdas (1998) * Laskettu aika (1996) *

Kotikatu ''Kotikatu'' (''The Home Street'') is a Finnish drama television series which aired on Yle TV1 from August 24, 1995 to December 7, 2012. ''Kotikatu'' was titled as "a semi-soap opera". It is the second longest running Finnish drama television se ...

(1995) * Let's Play Zeus (1994)

References

External links

* * 1970 births Living people Film people from Helsinki Left Alliance (Finland) politicians Finnish film producers Finnish television writers Finnish screenwriters Finnish television producers Businesspeople from Helsinki Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture alumni {{Finland-film-director-stub