Peter Franzén
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Tale of the Sleeping Giant (2020)
As: Narrator (Voice)
Tale of the Sleeping Giant is a movie filmed entirely in Lapland in the most mythical wilderness: the mountains, lakes and rivers of Lapland. It is a journey into the rich mytology of ancient Scandinavians and Lapps told in the form of a nature movie.
Directed by: Marko Röhr
Stars: Peter Franzén
Meander (2020)
A young woman wakes up and finds out she is locked in a series of strange tubes full of deadly traps.
Directed by: Mathieu Turi
Stars: Peter Franzén | Gaia Weiss
Ashes in the Snow (2018)
As: Commander Komarov
The coming-of-age tale of 16-year-old Lina Vilkas who is deported to Siberia amid Stalin's reign of terror in the Baltic region during WWII. An aspiring artist, she secretly documents her harrowing journey with her drawings.
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Marius A. Markevicius
Stars: Martin Wallström | Bel Powley | Sophie Cookson | Lisa Loven Kongsli | Tom Sweet
Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future (2016)
Best known for designing National Historic Landmarks such as St. Louis’ iconic Gateway Arch and the General Motors Technical Center, Saarinen also designed New York’s TWA Flight Center at John F. Kennedy International Airport, Yale University’s Ingalls Rink and Morse and Ezra Stiles Colleges, Virginia’s Dulles Airport, and modernist pedestal furniture like the Tulip chair.
Runtime: 70 min.
Directed by: Peter Rosen
Stars: Peter Franzén | Blythe Danner | Eric Saarinen
Jättiläinen (2016)
As: Raimo
A young and ambitious civil servant Jussi finds himself being in charge of the environmental permit of a huge nickel and uranium mine in Northern Finland. The Talvivaara mine, led by a charismatic globe trotting visioner Pekka Perä is introducing an entirely new method of collecting minerals whilst creating jobs in one of the poorest areas in Scandinavia. Jussi slowly discovers that he has been led astray ...
Runtime: 97 min.
Directed by: Aleksi Salmenperä
Stars: Peter Franzén | Joonas Saartamo | Elena Leeve | Jani Volanen | Pertti Sveholm
Beck - Gunvald (2016)
As: Risto Kangas
An investigative journalist is found beaten to death in his home, where the fingerprints of a notorious criminal debt collector are also found. The murdered journalist has been threatened by right wing extremists, but it is the victim’s work with a book about “society’s dark side” that captures the Beck group’s interest. When the case takes an unexpected and terrible turn, there is suddenly much ...
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Mårten Klingberg
Stars: Peter Franzén | Peter Haber | Jonas Karlsson | Måns Nathanaelson | Mikael Persbrandt
Lapland Odyssey 2 (2015)
As: Jorma
It’s been three years since we last met Janne and Inari. Since then, they’ve had a daughter named Lumi. Janne and his friends experience a new adventure, this time on an autumn night. The boys go to a party but end up chasing Lumi who has disappeared. Meanwhile, Inari enjoys a girls-night-out and has an adventure of her own.
Runtime: 87 min.
Directed by: Teppo Airaksinen
Stars: Kari Ketonen | Timo Lavikainen | Miia Nuutila | Pamela Tola | Jussi Vatanen
Johan Falk: Slutet (2015)
As: Milo Mikhailov
The unknown, large mafia organization is now showing its true face. The pressure that GSI and John Falk and his family have put on the organization, makes them fight back on all fronts. The rule book is thrown out. But to go after Johan Falk's family, to try to kill his wife, could be the biggest mistake the organization has done. GSI closes up around Johan's family, and the final battle begins.
Runtime: 103 min.
Directed by: Richard Holm
Stars: Peter Franzén | Jakob Eklund | Marie Richardson | Jens Hultén | Meliz Karlge
Elämältä kaiken sain (2015)
As: Tomi
Tiina decides to reconnect with his aged and bohemian father living alone. With her reluctant daughter and new husband, they move in and start to renovate the old house. However, neither the renovation nor facing the past is effortless.
Runtime: 103 min.
Directed by: Mika Kaurismäki
Stars: Peter Franzén | Vesa-Matti Loiri | Jani Volanen | Armi Toivanen | Lenita Susi
Johan Falk: Blodsdiamanter (2015)
As: Milo Mikhailov
GSI follow up a weapon trail that leads right into Kavkaz mafia headquarters on the west coast. GSI member Niklas Saxlid is the one in the group who is specialized in undercover operations, and he has penetrated Kavkaz' activities. But suddenly something happens and Niklas disappears.
Runtime: 99 min.
Directed by: Peter Lindmark
Stars: Jakob Eklund | Alexander Karim | Jens Hultén | Meliz Karlge | Christian Svensson
The Gunman (2015)
As: Reiniger
Eight years after fleeing the Congo following his assassination of that country's minister of mining, former assassin Jim Terrier is back, suffering from PTSD and digging wells to atone for his violent past. After an attempt is made on his life, Terrier flies to London to find out who wants him dead -- and why. Terrier's search leads him to a reunion with Annie, a woman he once loved, who is now married to ...
Runtime: 115 min.
Directed by: Pierre Morel
Stars: Ray Winstone | Javier Bardem | Sean Penn | Jasmine Trinca | Mark Rylance
Heart of a Lion (2013)
As: Teppo
Neo-Nazi falls in love with a woman who has a black son and finds himself fighting with conflicting feelings.
Runtime: 104 min.
Directed by: Dome Karukoski
Stars: Jasper Pääkkönen | Peter Franzén | Laura Birn | Pamela Tola | Jussi Vatanen
Above Dark Waters (2013)
A ravishing story about little Pete and his survival and growth in the gray area between love and fear.
Runtime: 108 min.
Directed by: Peter Franzén
Stars: Samuli Edelmann | Marja Packalén | Ismo Kallio | Olavi Angervo | Matleena Juusniemi
Open Up to Me (2013)
As: Sami
At first glance Maarit looks like any other woman in her early forties. There is, however, something strange under the surface. She radiates sexual energy that is hard to define.
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Simo Halinen
Stars: Peter Franzén | Leea Klemola | Ria Kataja | Alex Anton | Emmi Nivala
Purge (2012)
As: Hans Pekk
Allide experienced The Great Terror under Stalin’s regime, and decades after her hometown people were deported to Siberia, she lives alone in an isolated house. One night, she finds a young woman in her yard – Zara has just escaped from the claws of the Russian mafia that held her as a sex slave. Survivors both, Aliide and Zara engage in unearthing each other’s motives and ...
Runtime: 125 min.
Directed by: Antti Jokinen
Stars: Peter Franzén | Krista Kosonen | Amanda Pilke | Laura Birn | Liisi Tandefelt
Road North (2012)
As: Pertti Paakku
A sly riff on the Prodigal Son story, Mika Kaurismaki's latest — about a joyless workaholic concert pianist who ends up on a wild ride with his long-lost rapscallion father — is a funny and cogent analysis of machismo, abandonment issues and the value of reconnecting with one's roots. (TIFF)
Runtime: 110 min.
Directed by: Mika Kaurismäki
Stars: Peter Franzén | Samuli Edelmann | Vesa-Matti Loiri | Eila Roine | Mari Perankoski
Vares - The Path Of The Righteous Men (2012)
As: Taisto Raappana
The body of a young woman whose heart has been ripped out of her chest is found in a remote are in Finland. The finder of the body, a dismissed pastor, hires private investigator Jussi Vares to investigate the crime. Vares uncovers a criminal ring involved in extortion, religious scams, exploitation of minors and stock market speculation.
Runtime: 93 min.
Directed by: Anders Engström
Stars: Peter Franzén | Aake Kalliala | Antti Reini | Merja Larivaara | Petteri Summanen
Body Of Water (2011)
As: Elias
Julia is a young lawyer who has been in conflict with her father for a long time. Her mother seems a bit insane, and Julia thinks that he is partially responsible for this. She has also split with the father of her son and tries to escape all these concerns by working hard. On a new case, she is brought back to the house near the lake where she was raised to help a group of environmentalists to protect its ...
Runtime: 105 min.
Directed by: Joona Tena
Stars: Peter Franzén | Krista Kosonen | Kai Lehtinen | Kari Hietalahti | Viljami Nojonen
Priest of Evil (2010)
As: Timo Harjunpää
Runtime: 106 min.
Directed by: Olli Saarela
Stars: Peter Franzén | Irina Björklund | Sampo Sarkola | Jenni Banerjee | Rosa Salomaa
Prinsessa (2010)
As: Saastamoinen
Happier than the rest of us?
Runtime: 104 min.
Directed by: Arto Halonen
Stars: Peter Franzén | Katja Küttner | Samuli Edelmann | Krista Kosonen | Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
Ralliraita (2009)
As: Suko
This rollicking sports comedy from Finnish director Markku Polonen follows the exploits of Seppo 'Sladi' Pesonen, an ex-top-tiered race car driver now reduced to instructing students at a driving school. To relieve the monotony of this undesired career, Pesonen builds "Team Susan," a road rally team based at Pekkarinen's Garage in the Finnish countryside. Soon, Sladi's nephew Luumu arrives from ...
Runtime: 86 min.
Directed by: Markku Pölönen
Stars: Peter Franzén | Aake Kalliala | Olavi Uusivirta | Heikki Silvennoinen | Laura Birn
Rööperi (2009)
As: Krisu
Besides the journey of Tomppa and Krisu, the main characters of the film, Rööperi tells the story of Gypsy Kari, Arska, Bisquit, Uki and a bunch of other bad boys and criminals; it tells of their memorable and unscrupulous journey from crime and poverty to becoming respectable citizens, going to jail—or dying too young. The wrong side of the law is seen through the eyes of Koistinen, a local police ...
Runtime: 133 min.
Directed by: Aleksi Mäkelä
Stars: Peter Franzén | Samuli Edelmann | Pihla Viitala | Juha Veijonen | Kari Hietalahti
Three Wise Men (2008)
As: Santa Claus
Three middle aged men, long time friends, get together in a normally closed Karaoke bar to drink their failed lives away. Secrets are revealed and sometimes discovered and they sing their miseries one by one during Karaoke sessions. The arrival of a lone woman to the bar will facilitate revealing of the final secret.
Runtime: 105 min.
Directed by: Mika Kaurismäki
Stars: Peter Franzén | Irina Björklund | Timo Torikka | Kari Heiskanen | Pertti Sveholm
Red Is the Color of (2007)
As: David Stellar
The tense marriage between two painters is shaken and stirred when the husband's provocative free-spirited nude model ignites his wife's sexual and spiritual awakening. In a three way game of subtle seduction, each of the three confront desires and frustrations that threaten to destroy the illusions of their lives.
Runtime: 87 min.
Directed by: Anne Norda
Stars: Peter Franzén | Irina Björklund | Eliza Pryor Nagel | Carey DiPietro | Lorenzo Caccialanza
The Matriarch (2007)
As: Laszlo
Martta and Otto are a pair of traveling tailors who claim to be bastard descendents of the Romanovs and wander from town to town in Finland seeking work, accompanied by their two half-witted adult sons, Hippo , Repe and equally silly son-in-law Ventti. The family occasionally turns to crime when they can't quite make ends meet, and the boys begin turning to violence with greater frequency when Otto weakens ...
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Markku Pölönen
Stars: Peter Franzén | Jenni Banerjee | Heikki Kinnunen | Sanna-Kaisa Palo | Samuel Vauramo
Cleaner (2007)
As: Police Officer Bronson
Single father and former cop Tom Cutler has an unusual occupation: he cleans up death scenes. But when he's called in to sterilize a wealthy suburban residence after a brutal shooting, Cutler is shocked to learn he may have unknowingly erased crucial evidence, entangling himself in a dirty criminal cover-up.
Runtime: 88 min.
Directed by: Renny Harlin
Stars: Ed Harris | Samuel L. Jackson | Eva Mendes | Keke Palmer | Luis Guzmán
Mystery of the Wolf (2006)
Adopted, 12-year-old Salla lives in Lapland. After she rescues some wolf cubs from a poacher, her mission to keep them safe helps her reunite with her mother, who shares her mysterious connection with nature.
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: Raimo O. Niemi
Stars: Vuokko Hovatta | Peter Franzén | Kari-Pekka Toivonen | Miia Nuutila
Babas Bilar (2006)
As: Pekka Kukka
No overview found.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Rafael Edholm
Stars: Georgi Staykov | Andreas Wilson | Sara Sommerfeld | Hassan Brijany | Jarmo Mäkinen
Matti: Hell Is for Heroes (2006)
As: Nick Nevada
Four Olympic gold medals, seven World Championship titles, four World Cup tour championships and forty six World Cup circuit victories.Once his career as a professional athlete ended, however, the other side of his personality emerged into public view in all of its vulgarity. An alcohol dependency, several marriages accompanied by numerous marital problems, petty crime, uncontrolled acts of violence, ...
Runtime: 135 min.
Directed by: Aleksi Mäkelä
Stars: Jasper Pääkkönen | Peter Franzén | Juha Veijonen | Kari Hietalahti | Elina Hietala
Koirankynnen leikkaaja (2004)
As: Mertsi Arhippa Vepsäläinen
Runtime: 105 min.
Directed by: Markku Pölönen
Stars: Peter Franzén | Ville Virtanen | Risto Salmi | Taisto Reimaluoto | Ahti Kuoppala
The Threat (2004)
As: Magnus
A programmer who's working with the secret EWS computer system at a military air force base is threaten by foreign agents, along with his family. His only chance of rescue seems to be the war veteran Haglund who is a leader of a special taskforce.
Runtime: 103 min.
Directed by: Kjell Sundvall
Stars: Maria Bonnevie | Shanti Roney | Stefan Sauk | Axel Zuber | Dejan Čukić
Set Point (2004)
On one summer evening, four strangers are brought together by a mysterious murder. A case which at first seems like a regular crime ivestigation turns out to be something more: a tale of love, alienation and new hope.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Ilmar Taska
Stars: Peter Franzén | Maria Avdjushko | Carmen Kass | Priit Võigemast
Rånarna (2003)
As: Juha
A gang of highly efficient and cold hearted robbers strike against a number of banks in Stockholm. The investigation ends up with the criminal detective Klara and the SWAT commander Greger Krona, who together lead the hunt for the robbers. Their investigation takes them in a dangerous direction that proves to have unforeseen consequences. The hunt for the robbers is intense and their methods become ...
Runtime: 105 min.
Directed by: Peter Lindmark
Stars: Stina Ekblad | Peter Franzén | Stefan Sauk | Sofia Helin | Mikael Persbrandt
Bad Boys (2003)
As: Otto Takkunen
The story bases on four Finnish brothers, nicknamed 'the Eura Daltons' who received nation-wide notoriety for tearing gas pumps apart when they needed cash. The cast is an impressive one: the brothers are portrayed by Peter Franzen, Lauri Nurkse, Niko Saarela and Jasper Pääkkönen while their really evil father is played by Vesa-Matti Loiri, one of the grand old men of Finnish cinema.
Runtime: 126 min.
Directed by: Aleksi Mäkelä
Stars: Jasper Pääkkönen | Peter Franzén | Niko Saarela | Lauri Nurkse | Vesa-Matti Loiri
Names in Marble (2002)
As: Sulo Kallio
Based on an acclaimed 1935 novel about the War of Liberation (1918-1920) that ensured Estonia's independence, the film tells about a group of young schoolboys heading to the front to fight the army of Soviet Russia.
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Elmo Nüganen
Stars: Hele Kõre | Priit Võigemast | Indrek Sammul | Alo Kõrve | Ott Aardam
Lovers & Leavers (2002)
As: Marko
Runtime: 117 min.
Directed by: Aku Louhimies
Stars: Peter Franzén | Matti Ristinen | Minna Haapkylä | Laura Malmivaara | Anna-Leena Härkönen
Rölli ja Metsänhenki (2001)
As: Lakeija
Hairy and rowdy creatures called rolleys sail to a land inhabited by more peace-loving elves. When the rolleys arrive to the elf village, they scare the elves away and settle down in the village. One of the elves, Milli, a brave elf girl, returns to the village to make a peace with the rolleys. The rolleys do not warm to Milli's peace proposal, but she becomes friends with a rolley called Rölli. ...
Runtime: 92 min.
Directed by: Olli Saarela
Stars: Peter Franzén | Maria Järvenhelmi | Kari Hietalahti | Jussi Lampi | Allu Tuppurainen
Emmauksen tiellä (2001)
As: Mankka-Arvi
Runtime: 80 min.
Directed by: Markku Pölönen
Stars: Peter Franzén | Tommi Korpela | Puntti Valtonen | Katariina Kaitue | Lotta Lehtikari
Leijat Helsingin yllä (2001)
As: Sammy Ceder
Epic tale about two generations of men in a wealthy Finnish family, spanning from the 1960s all the way through the early 1990s. The father has achieved his position as director of the family business through marrying the heiress. Their eldest son Dani, hoped to succeed his father, succumbs to drugs while pursuing a career in rock music. Younger Riku grows up under the shadow of his more talented big ...
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Peter Lindholm
Stars: Pirkka-Pekka Petelius | Johanna af Schultén | Paavo Kerosuo | Pekka Strang | Cecilia Paul
Badding (2000)
As: Ossi
No overview found.
Runtime: 103 min.
Directed by: Markku Pölönen
Stars: Peter Franzén | Ilkka Koivula | Janne Reinikainen | Puntti Valtonen | Karoliina Blackburn
Bad Luck Love (2000)
As: Reino
A shocking crime forces a man to re-evaluate his life, only to find that going straight is more complicated than he imagined. Ali is a low-level criminal who spends much of his spare time working out at a gym with his brother Pulu. Ali spends most of his day stoned on marijuana, while Pulu is known to drink cleaning products when he's run out of booze. Ali has fallen in love with Inka, a bright woman ...
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Olli Saarela
Stars: Jorma Tommila | Maria Järvenhelmi | Rauno Juvonen | Tommi Eronen | Gyan Dookie
Rikos ja Rakkaus (1999)
As: Konstaapeli Jussi Rosenström
Runtime: 102 min.
Directed by: Pekka Milonoff
Stars: Pekka Valkeejärvi | Kai Lehtinen | Tomi Salmela | Tiina Lymi | Sari Mällinen
Ambush (1999)
As: Eero Perkola
It is the summer of 1941 and the Finnish army has been mobilized along the border with Russia. A platoon led by Lt. Eero Perkola is waiting for orders to go on the offensive. The platoon receives orders for a recon mission through the wilderness around the Lieksa lake to search for possible Russian defensive positions.
Runtime: 123 min.
Directed by: Olli Saarela
Stars: Peter Franzén | Irina Björklund | Kari Väänänen | Tommi Eronen | Kari Heiskanen
Asphalto (1998)
As: Mies
As a conceptual fiction, Asphalto describes the relationship of a man and a woman by means of metaphor and visual symbols related to asphalt, service stations, and automotive sports.
Runtime: 42 min.
Directed by: Ilppo Pohjola
Stars: Peter Franzén | Irina Björklund
Kuningasjätkä (1998)
As: Kottarainen
Topi's mother, who is also Tenho's wife dies and Tenho and Topi have to move out from the town because they don't have enough money to pay their rent. Tenho gets a job as a lumberjack (which by the way is the title in Finnish). The movie tells the story about Tenho and his 10 years old son who both have to grow up in the same summer. Written by Mikko Saranen
Runtime: 85 min.
Directed by: Markku Pölönen
Stars: Peter Franzén | Pertti Koivula | Esko Nikkari | Simo Kontio | Anu Palevaara
Train Birds (1998)
As: Lako's Lover
Hannes is a beer-truck driver in Dortmund. His biggest dream is to win the first prize at the International Time-Table Contest in Inari (Finland). When his new boss cancels his extra holidays to go there, Hans goes mad... On his journey to Finland by train, followed by the police, he meets lot of folks and the love of his life.
Runtime: 87 min.
Directed by: Peter Lichtefeld
Stars: Peter Lohmeyer | Jochen Nickel | Joachim Król | Nina Petri | Outi Mäenpää
Suolaista ja makeaa (1995)
As: Ile
Finnish movie.
Runtime: 105 min.
Directed by: Kaisa Rastimo
Stars: Mari Rantasila | Petri Hanttu | Kirsti Kuosmanen | Päivi Akonpelto | Heikki Sankari
The Killing of a Cat (1994)
As: Saku
In the closed community of a reform school for teenagers, the principal's daughter is found sexually molested. The schoolgirls seem to know more than they are willing to tell.
Runtime: 89 min.
Directed by: Raimo O. Niemi
Stars: Marja Pyykkö | Eero Saarinen | Kaija Kangas | Kalle Ahola | Pekko Borgar