Pentti Kasurinen

Claes Andersson – Vapaa tahto (2022)

The Finnish psychiatrist, politician, poet and musician Claes Andersson analyzes himself. At the same time, we dive into the history of Finland and Helsinki from the 1930s to modern times. ...

Ganes (2007)

Remu grew up in modest conditions. He dropped out from schoold during his teen age years and is making career as a small time criminal. His family's destiny is about to come true, and it's going to be the usual: jail, alcoholism and violent death. After le ...

God's Teeth (2006)

One winter in the 1930's somewhere in northern Finland, a first communion ceremony is interrupted by the arrival of mobile dental surgery. All the children in the village must have their teeth replaced with sets of dentures as a communion gift to prevent f ...

Jäänmurtaja (1997)

14-year-old Petri dreams about becoming an ice hockey professional. A triangle drama at home makes Dad move away and replaces him with Mutanen, the worst player in the local hockey team. Petri finds out a way to get the best out of Mutanen on ice: before a ...

Kaasari (1989)

A short story about a moped-driving boy who works at his uncle's small gas station in rural Finland. ...

Homebound (1989)

Mika's mother marries a man who is getting out of the jail. At the beginning everything seems to be all right. Mika leaves Oulu, an industrial city up in Northern Finland, to study in the capital, Helsinki. He does very well with his studies and also begin ...

Go Big Or Go Home (2020)

Akvaariorakkaus (1993)

Waitress Saara meets handsome journalist Joni, and soon moves in to live with him. Joni tries his best to satisfy Saara sexually but, disturbed by violent lesbian fantasies, she is unable to experience orgasm. Trying to cope with the situation, Saara has a ...

A Finnish Rhapsody (1990)

Short film by Tapio Piirainen that is his diploma work when graduating from TaiK / Department of Film, Television and Scenography. ...