Erkki Saarela Movies

A story of one unlucky man's descent into disaster, a dramatic, human-destiny thriller with contemporary social undertones.

Anssi Mänttäri’s low-budget movies with their intimate content have become classics. In this black comedy that takes place in...

The King Without a Heart is a fairytale about of a happy king who has a young daughter and a lovely wife. After the sudden death of his wife, the...

A Finnish adaptation of Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

Anni wants a new mommy for herself and a new wife for her dad. But dad has forgotten how to find a wife and needs Anni's help.

The very first American-style Post Office robbery in Finland. In the midst of the 60's a gangster quartet led by Hilarius Ruokonen splits up and go...

Based on Franz Kafka's famous novel, director Jaakko Pakkasvirta created this interpretation of the woebegone Josef K., who is trapped in an...

TV play about the legend of Lalli.

During one spring day, nine people dreaming of life or running away from it, plus a dog on the run, either meet, pass or collide on a certain road....

Little girl finds a teddy bear from the seashore. Reeta and Teddy Uppo form a deep friendship with each other, but what happens when Uppo meets an...

Erkki ponders the aesthetics of a political revolution.

Is love eternal? Or ideology? When erstwhile communists meet at a food course the result is quite the concoction.