Acting

Lauri Nurkse

Born May 11, 1978 · Helsinki, Finland (age 48)

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Known For

Bad Boys: A True StoryBad Boys: A True Story · 2003
Bad Boys: A True Story
★ 5.82003
MovieDramaComedy
The story bases on four Finnish brothers, nicknamed 'the Eura Daltons' who received nation-wide notoriety for tearing gas pumps apart when they needed cash.
Me and MorrisonMe and Morrison · 2001
Me and Morrison
★ 4.32001
MovieRomanceCrime
A bittersweet tale of a love affair between two people whose lives seem to have lost all direction. The female lead, Milla, is drifting aimlessly through life until she meets Aki. They fall in love - but happiness in a relationship shadowed by crime and drugs is not necessarily a given. The movie is based on the novel Minä ja Morrison by first-time author Kata Kärkkäinen
1944 The Final Defence1944 The Final Defence · 2007
1944 The Final Defence
★ 5.82007
MovieWarDrama
The Soviet army breaks through the Finnish defences on the Karelian Isthmus in June 1944, advancing with overwhelming force. Somehow, the Finnish troops must find the strength to fight back, with all odds against them. The Battle of Tali-Ihantala was the largest battle ever fought in the history of the Nordic countries. This film depicts the true events through five separate stories.
Wingman 2Wingman 2 · 2026
Wingman 2
★ 3.02026
MovieComedy
When Tommi's father-in-law Johan is ordered to take a break after a medical emergency, the family decides to go on vacation to sunny Spain. Johan has one condition: he wants to take his car with him. Tommi agrees to drive Johan's car to Spain – together with Juhis. However, things don't go quite as planned, and when Johan's car is stolen, Tommi and Juhis decide to take matters into their own hands, and soon our heroes are hurtling from one disaster to the next at breakneck speed.
Off KeyOff Key · 2016
Off Key
★ 4.92016
MovieComedyDrama
Dramatic comedy about having fun, throwing yourself into life without inhibition, overcoming the feeling of shame and accepting that few things in life go as planned.
Kyllä isä osaa LapissaKyllä isä osaa Lapissa · 2025
Kyllä isä osaa Lapissa
★ 6.32025
MovieComedy
The father and mother flee to Lapland to prepare for Christmas, but peace is at a standstill when the children tag along. When Jussi's new girlfriend Viktoria is revealed to be the millionaire's only child, the father does everything he can to make the best possible impression on the family's new daughter-in-law. As one surprise follow after another, the father must put all his “expertise” into play.
CyclomaniaCyclomania · 2001
Cyclomania
★ 5.92001
MovieDramaRomance
K and Eetu are the best friends. They work together as bike couriers in the center of Helsinki, and training tightly every night to reach success of bicycle racing. However, life will change once and for all when a charming and resolute student girl Oona is coming to work in same courier company.
The Look of a KillerThe Look of a Killer · 2016
The Look of a Killer
★ 5.82016
MovieCrimeThriller
Viktor Kärppä was forced involuntarily in the middle of Russia's internal power struggle. Soon bunch of assassins as well as Security Police are trying to catch Kärppä. Kärppä's family is also in great danger. In order to save themselves and their families they need to resort to Kärppäs friend, the police Korhonen , as well as his brother Aleksei.

Filmography

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HustlersHustlers · 2010
Hustlers
★ 4.62010
MovieComedyDrama
The director Lauri Nurkse tells that Veijarit is a film about "arjensietokyvyttömyys" (= inability to tolerate everyday life) and about the Peter Pan complex. The main actor Mikko Leppilampi says it's about "kolkyttoistavuotiaat" (= thirtyeenagers = people of thirty behaving like teenagers). An immediate reference point is the commedia all'italiana of the 1950s and the 1960s, the black comedy often exposing the infantile stage of development of the Italian male. Saku and Ässä are anti-heroes, but we never fail to sense the humanity behind their shallow and crazy ways. Veijarit is a satire and a parody of a superficial way of life, but there is a vitality in the protagonists that we feel can lead them to a more meaningful stage of existence after the prolonged youth full of sound and fury. There is a motif of transcendence in the imagery of flying: will the balloons carry me or will they burst.

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