Hellsinki Explained

Hellsinki
Native Name:
Director:Aleksi Mäkelä
Producer:Jukka Helle
Markus Selin
Starring:Samuli Edelmann
Peter Franzén
Pihla Viitala
Kari Hietalahti
Juha Veijonen
Jasper Pääkkönen
Music:Kalle Chydenius
Cinematography:Pini Hellstedt
Editing:Kimmo Taavila
Studio:Solar Films
Distributor:Nordisk Film
Runtime:133 minutes
Country:Finland
Language:Finnish
Budget:€1,700,000[1]
Gross:€2,191,299[2]

Hellsinki (Finnish: '''Rööperi''') is a 2009 Finnish film directed by Aleksi Mäkelä. The film is based on the novel Rööperi – rikoksen vuodet 1955–2005 by Harri Nykänen and Tom Sjöberg.[3] Hellsinki follows the journey of two criminals, Tomppa and Krisu, in Punavuori (in slang Rööperi), a neighbourhood in Helsinki, from the mid-1960s to the late 1970s.[1]

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hellsinki (Rööperi) . ses.fi . The Finnish Film Foundation . November 3, 2013.
  2. Web site: Facts & Figures 2009 – Domestic first releases in 2009 . 2010 . ses.fi . The Finnish Film Foundation . September 2, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928151455/http://www.ses.fi/dokumentit/Facts%20%26%20Figures%202009.pdf . September 28, 2011 .
  3. Web site: Rööperi oli rikosten pesä . solarfilms.com . Solar Films Inc. . Finnish . September 2, 2011.