Priest of Evil

2010 1h 46m FI

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★5.1TMDB · 37

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Synopsis

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Detective sergeant Timo Harjunpää of the Helsinki Violent Crime Unit loses his daughter in a tragic way. Despite the support of his closest colleague, Constable Onerva Nykänen, Harjunpää is unable to recover from the loss of his family. He seeks revenge against his daughter's killer, while in his work he investigates strange deaths in the Helsinki metro that turn out to be the work of a serial killer.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Peter Franzén
Timo Harjunpää
Irina Björklund
Elisa Harjunpää
Sampo Sarkola
Johannes Heino
Jenni Banerjee
Onerva Nykänen
Rosa Salomaa
Paulina Harjunpää
Niilo Syväoja
Matti
Jorma Tommila
Matias Krankke
Ville Virtanen
Commissioner Mäki

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Olli Saarela
Writers: Leo Viirret
Languages: Finnish
Countries: Finland

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Olli Saarela, shot by Rauno Ronkainen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tomi Malm. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Benjamin Mercer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Peter Franzén and Irina Björklund and Sampo Sarkola carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1604577 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 37 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Olli Saarela directs. Rauno Ronkainen behind the camera. Tomi Malm scores. Benjamin Mercer cuts. Produced in Finland. Dialogue in Finnish.

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1Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 16 years ago.
3Directed by Olli Saarela, shot by Rauno Ronkainen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Tomi Malm. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Benjamin Mercer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Peter Franzén and Irina Björklund and Sampo Sarkola carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1604577 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 37 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.