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Hellsinki

Hellsinki

Happiness, jail or the grave?

20096.42h 16m

Overview

In the mid-1960s, three small-time Finnish bootleggers seize control of their Helsinki neighborhood's black-market liquor business.

Directed by Aleksi Mäkelä
Written by Marko Leino, Harri Nykänen, Tom Sjöberg
Produced by Markus Selin, Jukka Helle
Box OfficeBudget: $2.5M0

Top Cast

Samuli Edelmann

Samuli Edelmann

Tomppa

Peter Franzén

Peter Franzén

Krisu

Pihla Viitala

Pihla Viitala

Monika

Kari Hietalahti

Kari Hietalahti

Kari

Juha Veijonen

Juha Veijonen

Koistinen

Jasper Pääkkönen

Jasper Pääkkönen

Korppu

Pekka Huotari

Pekka Huotari

Ukin puukottama mies

Kristo Salminen

Kristo Salminen

Arska

H

Hiski Grönstrand

Pera

Tommi Rantamäki

Tommi Rantamäki

Sale

Themes & Keywords

helsinki, finlandbased on novel or bookdelinquentgang of thieves

About Hellsinki

Hellsinki is a crime, drama film released in 2009 exploring themes of helsinki, finland, based on novel or book, delinquent, gang of thieves. Directed by Aleksi Mäkelä, it stars Samuli Edelmann, Peter Franzén, Pihla Viitala. In the mid-1960s, three small-time Finnish bootleggers seize control of their Helsinki neighborhood's black-market liquor business.

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