''Priest of Evil'' ( fi, Harjunpää & pahan pappi) is a 2010 Finnish mystery film directed by
Olli Saarela
Olli Juhani Saarela (born 16 March 1965) is a Finnish film director. He has directed films such as ''Ambush'', '' Bad Luck Love'', '' Rollo and the Woods Sprite'' and '' Year of the Wolf'', which is based on a book written by Virpi Hämeen-Anttil ...
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Finnkino.
/ref> The film is loosely based upon a novel by Matti Yrjänä Joensuu
Matti Yrjänä Joensuu (31 October 1948, in Helsinki, Finland – 4 December 2011, in Valkeakoski, Finland) was a Finnish writer of crime fiction. He has been awarded the State's Literature Prize (1982), ''Vuoden johtolanka'' prize (1985, 1994, ...
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Cast
* Peter Franzén
Peter Vilhelm Franzén (born 14 August 1971) is a Finnish actor, author, screenwriter, and director. He is best known for his role as King Harald Finehair in ''Vikings'' (2016–2020).
Personal life
Franzén was born in Keminmaa, north Finland. ...
as Rikosylikonstaapeli Timo Harjunpää
* Irina Björklund as Elisa Harjunpää
* Sampo Sarkola
In Finnish mythology, the ''Sampo'' () is a magical device or object described in many different ways that was constructed by the blacksmith Ilmarinen and that brought riches and good fortune to its holder, akin to the horn of plenty (cornucopi ...
as Johannes Heino
* Jenni Banerjee
Jenni Pauliina Banerjee (born 17 January 1981 in Ylöjärvi, Finland) is a Finnish actress with Indian ancestry. She has appeared in movies such as '' Pahat pojat'' (2003), ''Joensuun Elli'' (2004) and '' Lieksa!'' (2007). Her maternal grandfath ...
as Rikoskonstaapeli Onerva Nykänen
* as Paulina Harjunpää
* as Matti
* Jorma Tommila as Matias Krankke
* Ville Virtanen as Rikoskomisario Mäki
* Tommi Korpela
Tommi Korpela (born 23 August 1968) is a Finnish actor. He has won the Jussi Award for Best Actor all together three times - a feat that has been accomplished by only two Finnish actors before him: Lasse Pöysti and Tauno Palo.
Filmography
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as Kengu
* Maria Järvenhelmi as Cessi
References
External links
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2010s mystery films
Finnish thriller films
2010s Finnish-language films
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