Sofi Oksanen

Writing

Sofi Oksanen

Born January 7, 1977 · Jyväskylä, Finland (age 49)

Sofi Oksanen is a Finnish-Estonian novelist and playwright who debuted in 2003 with "Stalin’s Cows", which won her the recognition of Northern Europe’s readers and critics.

Known For

Baby JaneBaby Jane · 2019
Baby Jane
3.32019
MovieDramaRomance
Jane, a small-town girl, has moved to Helsinki and the world is finally open for her. Passionate and excited, she seeks adventure, all the things she has yearned for so long. Jane gravitates to a gay bar at night, staggers in her nervous state of mind, and suddenly there, right next to her, Jane finds her savior: Piki, the most dashing butch in town. Piki is perfect. Jane is hypnotized by Piki's dark-toned voice. Piki offers her an entire new universe, and even more - dreams.
PurgePurge · 2012
Purge
6.82012
MovieDramaHistory
Aliide experienced The Great Terror under Stalin’s regime, and decades after her hometown people were deported to Siberia, she lives alone in an isolated house. One night, she finds a young woman in her yard – Zara has just escaped from the claws of the Russian mafia that held her as a sex slave. Survivors both, Aliide and Zara engage in unearthing each other’s motives and gradually their stories merge into one, revealing the tragedy of a family during the cruelest years in Estonian history.
Kaija Saariaho: InnocenceKaija Saariaho: Innocence · 2021
Kaija Saariaho: Innocence
10.02021
MovieMusicDrama
The world premiere of composer Kaija Saariaho's opera, "Innocence", at the 2021 Aix-en-Provence Festival. Finland is the setting but the protagonists come from the four corners of Europe: a Finnish groom and his Romanian bride, a French mother-in-law and a Czech maid. Around them memories unravel in a contemporary tragedy of guilt and lost innocence.
Viru - tarinoita hotellistaViru - tarinoita hotellista · 2013
Viru - tarinoita hotellista
2013
MovieDocumentary
Documentary about building the large hotel Viru as Soviet Union / Finland cooperation.
H24: 24 Hours, 24 Women, 24 StoriesH24: 24 Hours, 24 Women, 24 Stories · 2021
H24: 24 Hours, 24 Women, 24 Stories
4.22021
SeriesDrama
Twenty-four short films by 24 female writers, performed by 24 women actors, all based on women’s real life experiences of sexism, harassment, and violence. A diversity of female voices and talent from across Europe come together for a series that tackles head-on the everyday brutality experienced by women.

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