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Perkele

A long time ago, Perkele was the god of thunder. Even though gods are no longer worshiped in Finland, “perkele” is still part of the Finnish language – as a very powerful curse. A short film about Fins, or better yet, about Finnish men.

  • Finland
  • 2004, 18 min
  • Director: Arto Tuohimaa
  • Director of photography: Sampsa Huttunen
  • Editor: Anu Lyra, Arto Tuohimaa
  • Screenplay: Sampsa Huttunen, Any Lyra, Arto Tuohimaa
  • Music: Mikko Tontti
  • Cast: Pertti Koivula, Taisto Reimaluoto, Asko Sahlman, Kaija Pakarinen
  • Producer: Anu Lyra
  • Production: Stadia - Helsinki Polytechnic


Arto Tuohimaa

Arto Tuohimaa (b. 1976, Helsinki) studied film and media design at Helsinki Polytechnic. Perkele (2004) is his second short film.