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- Producer
- Writer
- Director
Aki Kaurismäki did a wide variety of jobs including postman, dish-washer and film critic, before forming a production and distribution company, Villealfa (in homage to Jean-Luc Godard's Alphaville (1965)) with his older brother Mika Kaurismäki, also a film-maker. Both Aki and Mika are prolific film-makers, and together have been responsible for one-fifth of the total output of the Finnish film industry since the early 1980s, though Aki's work has found more favour abroad. His films are very short (he says a film should never run longer than 90 minutes, and many of his films are nearer 70), eccentric parodies of various genres (road movies, film noir, rock musicals), populated by lugubrious hard-drinking Finns and set to eclectic soundtracks, typically based around '50s rock'n'roll.
In the 1990s he has made films in Britain (I Hired a Contract Killer (1990)) and France (The Bohemian Life (1992)).- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Mika Kaurismäki was born on 21 September 1955 in Orimattila, Finland. He is a producer and director, known for Kolme viisasta miestä (2008), Zombie ja Kummitusjuna (1991) and Helsinki Napoli All Night Long (1987). He is married to Cenira Dias Kaurismäki.- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Executive
Timo T. Lahtinen was born on 12 August 1955 in Orimattila, Finland. He is a producer and executive, known for Spy Games (1999), Baltic Storm (2003) and Kiss, His First.- Simo Tamminen was born on 17 May 1942 in Orimattila, Finland. He is an actor, known for Koirankynnen leikkaaja (2004), Kovaa maata (1994) and The Good Son (2011).
- Taito Haara was born on 14 September 1942 in Orimattila, Finland.
- Director
- Writer
Olli Ainola was born on 23 June 1958 in Orimattila, Finland. He was a director and writer, known for Salainen sotilastie länteen (2004), MOT (1996) and Eurovaalit 2009 (2009). He died on 27 January 2019 in Helsinki, Finland.- Satu Mäkelä-Nummela was born on 26 October 1970 in Orimattila, Finland.
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
J.H. Erkko was born on 16 January 1849 in Orimattila, Finland. J.H. is known for A Respectable Tragedy (1998), Land of Hope (2018) and Peacemaker (2020). J.H. died on 16 November 1906.- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Kimmo Blom was born on 31 January 1970 in Orimattila, Finland. He was an actor, known for Uusi Päivä: Mä voin selittää kaiken (2018), Karkurit (2021) and Heartplay: I'll Be Your Shelter (2000). He died on 25 August 2022 in Finland.- Usko Viitanen was born on 23 February 1928 in Orimattila, Finland. He was an actor, known for Sevillan parturi (1966), Rigoletto (1975) and Eräs pääsiäisaamu (1963). He was married to Virpi Laristo and Etti Impi Ester Sjöros. He died on 6 June 2005 in Helsinki, Finland.