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Finnish drama films

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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.

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2021 film directed by Juho Kuosmanen

1988 film by Aki Kaurismäki

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

2005 Finnish-Swedish film directed by Klaus Härö

2012 Finnish film directed by Antti Jokinen

Letters to Father Jacob

2009 film directed by Klaus Härö

2024 film directed by Mikko Mäkelä

2015 film by Mika Kaurismäki

2007 film directed by Aleksi Salmenperä

Seven Songs from the Tundra

1999 film by Markku Lehmuskallio and Anastasia Lapsui

2013 film by Pirjo Honkasalo

Forbidden Fruit

2009 Finnish film directed by Dome Karukoski

2005 film by Aku Louhimies

1990 film by Mika Kaurismäki

The Gravedigger’s Wife

2021 film directed by Khadar Ayderus Ahmed

2012 film by Aku Louhimies

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

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

2024 film by Alexandros Avranas

Heart of a Lion

2013 film by Dome Karukoski

2007 film directed by Petri Kotwica

2013 film directed by Simo Halinen

2020 film directed by Veiko Õunpuu

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 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

1997 film directed by Auli Mantila

Freakin' Beautiful World

1997 film by Jarmo Lampela

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 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.

2024 film directed by Rusudan Glurjidze

Tommy and the Wildcat

1998 Finnish film directed by Raimo O. Niemi

1940 film by Nyrki Tapiovaara

2020 film directed by Hamy Ramezan

One-Way Ticket to Mombasa

1965 film by Jan Troell, Klaus Rifbjerg, Maunu Kurkvaara, Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt

Mystery of the Wolf

2006 film directed by Raimo O. Niemi

2011 film by Joona Tena

2015 Finnish drama film directed by Jörn Donner

2008 film by Mika Kaurismäki

Stupid Young Heart

2018 film directed by Selma Vilhunen

The Year of the Wolf

2007 film by Olli Saarela