Esko Salminen Movies

  • 1988
    Ariel

    Ariel

    Ariel

    7.11988HD

    After the coal mine he works at closes and his father commits suicide, a Finnish man leaves for the city to make a living but there, he is framed and...

    Ariel
  • 1989
    The Winter War

    The Winter War

    The Winter War

    71989HD

    Russia attacked Finland in late November 1939. This film tells the story of a Finnish platoon of reservists from the municipality of Kauhava in the...

    The Winter War
  • 2005
    Mother of Mine

    Mother of Mine

    Mother of Mine

    6.62005HD

    1943: Nine-year-old Eero whose father is killed during the war is brought to Sweden to foster parents to his protection like thousands of other...

    Mother of Mine
  • 1987
    Hamlet Goes Business

    Hamlet Goes Business

    Hamlet Goes Business

    6.61987HD

    When Hamlet discovers his father’s deceased body, he finds himself pulled into a power struggle as his scheming uncle attempts to secure a...

    Hamlet Goes Business
  • 2017
    Honeybunnies

    Honeybunnies

    Honeybunnies

    4.92017HD

    A private detective engages in a sexually-charged relationship with a real estate broker.

    Honeybunnies
  • 2012
    Gloriously Wasted

    Gloriously Wasted

    Gloriously Wasted

    4.4352012HD

    Juha Berg is a 30-year-old hopeless drunk in the Kallio neighborhood of Helsinki. Juha doesn't have the first intention of changing his way of life...

    Gloriously Wasted
  • 1960
    Inspector Palmu's Error

    Inspector Palmu's Error

    Inspector Palmu's Error

    7.11960HD

    A closed room mystery begins when an infamous tycoon is found dead in his bath tub. The famous police lieutenant Palmu is summoned to investigate.

    Inspector Palmu's Error
  • 2013
    August Fools

    August Fools

    August Fools

    5.52013HD

    An comedy set in 1960s Helsinki. The story revolves around Elsa, a resolute hatmaker who is in complete control of her life. Besides running her...

    August Fools
  • 2017
    The Dissidents

    The Dissidents

    The Dissidents

    62017HD

    In Soviet-era Estonia, three young mavericks drop everything and flee to Sweden, but soon learn the free world is not all it's cracked up to be.

    The Dissidents
  • 2024
    Not Withholding Anything from You

    Not Withholding Anything from You

    Not Withholding Anything from You

    02024HD

    How do artists view their own work? How does actor Esko Salminen immerse himself in his roles, how does the writer/director Saara Turunen create a...

    Not Withholding Anything from You
  • 1960
    Opettajatar seikkailee

    Opettajatar seikkailee

    Opettajatar seikkailee

    4.81960HD

    An uptight all-girl school teacher Leena Kataja stumbles upon a handsome artist Pertti Rinne who paints her face on a nude portrait, much to her...

    Opettajatar seikkailee
  • 1988
    Plainlands

    Plainlands

    Plainlands

    5.81988HD

    Based on a novel of the same name by the Finnish author, Antti Tuuri, this delicious late-80's comedy builds its dark humour on the stereotypical...

    Plainlands
  • 2012
    Once Upon a Time in the North

    Once Upon a Time in the North

    Once Upon a Time in the North

    5.9772012HD

    19th century drama set on the plains of Ostrobothnia, western Finland, which are controlled by groups of knife-wielding thugs, the toughs....

    Once Upon a Time in the North
  • 2018
    Super Furball

    Super Furball

    Super Furball

    2.72018HD

    Emilia is a suburban kid. She goes to school, lives with her Mom and sometimes her Dad, and her life couldn’t be more ordinary. But one day...

    Super Furball
  • 1958
    Sven Tuuva the Hero

    Sven Tuuva the Hero

    Sven Tuuva the Hero

    5.21958HD

    For six hundred years Sweden had controlled most of Finland until the war with Russia that ended in 1809, when Finland became a Grand Duchy of the...

    Sven Tuuva the Hero
  • 1980
    Flame Top

    Flame Top

    Flame Top

    5.31980HD

    This biographical film celebrates the little-known life of the Finnish novelist and revolutionary Maiju Lassila (Asko Sarkola), born in 1868....

    Flame Top
  • 1961
    Gas, Inspector Palmu!

    Gas, Inspector Palmu!

    Gas, Inspector Palmu!

    7.51961HD

    A rich widow is found dead in her apartment in Helsinki due to gas poisoning. The incident is initially thought to be an accident, but inspector...

    Gas, Inspector Palmu!
  • 1993
    The Last Border

    The Last Border

    The Last Border

    4.21993HD

    One man's quest for revenge in a post-apocalyptic world

    The Last Border
  • 1962
    Tähdet kertovat, komisario Palmu

    Tähdet kertovat, komisario Palmu

    Tähdet kertovat, komisario Palmu

    6.7621962HD

    A man's body is found on Tähtitorninmäki in Helsinki. Palmu starts to investigate the case, but the scandalous newspaper story causes...

    Tähdet kertovat, komisario Palmu
  • 1992
    The Prodigal Son

    The Prodigal Son

    The Prodigal Son

    5.41992HD

    Esa is a small time crook who has been precisely released from prison. He starts to make money by mugging people. One day psychiatrist Lindström...

    The Prodigal Son