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Dogville
Dogville is a 2003 experimental arthouse drama film written and directed by Lars von Trier. It features an ensemble cast led by Nicole Kidman, Lauren Bacall, Paul Bettany, Chloë Sevigny, Stellan Skarsgård, Udo Kier, Ben Gazzara, Patricia Clarkson, Harriet Andersson, and James Caan, with John Hurt as the narrator. The film employs an extremely minimal, stage-like set to tell the story of Grace Mulligan (Kidman), a woman on the run from mobsters who finds refuge in the tiny mountain town of Dogville, Colorado, in exchange for physical labor.
Compartment No. 6
2021 film directed by Juho Kuosmanen
Ariel
1988 film by Aki Kaurismäki
Saraband
Saraband is a 2003 Swedish drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman, and his final film. It was made for Swedish television, but released theatrically in a longer cut outside Sweden. Its United States theatrical release, with English subtitles, was in July 2005. The Swedish television version is 107 minutes, while theatrical releases run just under 2 hours.
Crime and Punishment
1983 film directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Mother of Mine
2005 Finnish-Swedish film directed by Klaus Härö
Purge
2012 Finnish film directed by Antti Jokinen
Letters to Father Jacob
2009 film directed by Klaus Härö
Sebastian
2024 film directed by Mikko Mäkelä
The Girl King
2015 film by Mika Kaurismäki
A Man's Work
2007 film directed by Aleksi Salmenperä
Seven Songs from the Tundra
1999 film by Markku Lehmuskallio and Anastasia Lapsui
Concrete Night
2013 film by Pirjo Honkasalo
Forbidden Fruit
2009 Finnish film directed by Dome Karukoski
Frozen Land
2005 film by Aku Louhimies
Amazon
1990 film by Mika Kaurismäki
The Gravedigger’s Wife
2021 film directed by Khadar Ayderus Ahmed
Naked Harbour
2012 film by Aku Louhimies
Little Wing
2016 Finnish film directed by Selma Vilhunen
The Home of Dark Butterflies
2008 film by Dome Karukoski
The Earth Is a Sinful Song
1973 film by Rauni Mollberg
Paradise Is Burning
2023 film
The Summer Book
2024 film directed by Charlie McDowell
Sign of the Beast
1981 film by Jaakko Pakkasvirta
The Harvest Month
1956 film by Matti Kassila
Quiet Life
2024 film by Alexandros Avranas
Heart of a Lion
2013 film by Dome Karukoski
Black Ice
2007 film directed by Petri Kotwica
Open Up to Me
2013 film directed by Simo Halinen
The Last Ones
2020 film directed by Veiko Õunpuu
Almost 18
2012 film by Maarit Lalli
Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti
1979 Finnish-Swedish drama film directed by Ralf Långbacka
Dog Nail Clipper
2004 film by Markku Pölönen
Jeʹvida
Jeʹvida is a 2023 Finnish Skolt Sámi–language drama film written and directed by Katja Gauriloff. The film describes the life of a Skolt Sámi woman called Jeʹvida during the period when her people were being forcibly assimilated into Finnish society, while following the life of Jeʹvida in three different periods.
The Raven's Dance
1980 film by Markku Lehmuskallio
The Collector
1997 film directed by Auli Mantila
Freakin' Beautiful World
1997 film by Jarmo Lampela
The Midwife
2015 film directed by Antti J. Jokinen
Akseli and Elina
1970 Finnish drama film directed by Edvin Laine
Here, Beneath the North Star
1968 Finnish drama film directed by Edvin Laine
Solomamma
Solomamma is a 2025 drama film directed by Janicke Askevold from a screenplay she wrote with Jørgen Færøy Flasnes and Mads Stegger. It is a co-production between Norway, Latvia, Lithuania, Denmark, and Finland.
The Antique
2024 film directed by Rusudan Glurjidze
Tommy and the Wildcat
1998 Finnish film directed by Raimo O. Niemi
One Man's Fate
1940 film by Nyrki Tapiovaara
Any Day Now
2020 film directed by Hamy Ramezan
One-Way Ticket to Mombasa
2002 film
4 x 4
1965 film by Jan Troell, Klaus Rifbjerg, Maunu Kurkvaara, Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt
Mystery of the Wolf
2006 film directed by Raimo O. Niemi
Body of Water
2011 film by Joona Tena
Armi elää!
2015 Finnish drama film directed by Jörn Donner
One Last Deal
2018 film
Disciple
2013 film
Three Wise Men
2008 film by Mika Kaurismäki
Stupid Young Heart
2018 film directed by Selma Vilhunen
The Year of the Wolf
2007 film by Olli Saarela