Jari Halonen

Jari Halonen

62 (1962-09-30)
Finland

Jari Juhani Halonen (born 30 September 1962) is a Finnish film and theatre director, writer and occasional actor. Known as a controversial and outspoken person, his films, such as Lipton Cockton in the Shadows of Sodoma (1995) and Joulubileet (1996), have garnered a cult following while also having been met with mixed reception by critics. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Joulubileet 1996 (7)

A story of Mike, just out of prison, and his buddies throwing a Christmas party under the most obscure circumstances is filled with juicy dialogue and plot twists that will definitely make your jaw drop – and have you chuckle for days after.
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The Life of Aleksis Kivi 2002 (6)

Aleksis Kivi (1834-1872) was a Finnish author who wrote the first significant novel in the Finnish language, "Seven Brothers/Seitsemän veljestä". Although Kivi was among the very earliest authors of prose and lyrics in Finnish language, he is still considered one of the greatest of them all.
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Back to the USSR 1992 (5.4)

Reima Elo ends up trying to commit suicide when he is abandoned by his wife Molla. He is also the village's laughing stock due to his communism. At a critical moment, a Lenin lookalike from Russia named Vladimir rescues him.