Miia Tervo

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Miia Tervo

Born February 18, 1980 · Rovaniemi, Finland (age 46)

Miia Tervo (born February 18, 1980 in Rovaniemi) is a Jussi-awarded film director and screenwriter currently living in Helsinki. She grew up in Muurola, the former Rovaniemi rural municipality , 25 kilometers from the center of Rovaniemi. She attended high school in Rovaniemi, after which she moved to Helsinki to work in a restaurant. Then she worked in a fish factory in Norway and volunteered ab…

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Clumsy Little Acts of TendernessClumsy Little Acts of Tenderness · 2015
Clumsy Little Acts of Tenderness
5.02015
MovieComedy
A weekend father wants to bond with his teenage daughter by taking her with him to the carwash. They end up on a life-changing adventure in the supermarket, at the endless sanitary towel aisle. They get "help" from an older lady who shares intimate stories of her experience, some about menstruation, some on wildly different topics.
AuroraAurora · 2019
Aurora
5.72019
MovieComedyDrama
A carefree commitment phobic woman falls for a man with a small daughter whilst helping him to find a wife before he dies.
Little Snow AnimalLittle Snow Animal · 2009
Little Snow Animal
6.52009
MovieDrama
Teenage girl looks for love but doesn't know where to find it.
The MissileThe Missile · 2024
The Missile
6.22024
MovieDramaComedy
Niina, a single mother working for a small-town newspaper, is drawn into an investigation into the fall of a Soviet missile that upends her life and that of her small northern village.
The SquirrelThe Squirrel · 2026
The Squirrel
6.02026
MovieComedy
Pasi, a lonely but kind-hearted designer of artificial animals, lives in a world where nature is just a memory and human well-being is organized with perhaps too much care. One day, Pasi accidentally finds the world's last living squirrel and meets Emilia, an official who enforces the rules of well-being. Pasi decides to defy society's rules and help the squirrel, but something unexpected happens—the squirrel becomes depressed and Pasi falls in love.
One-Off IncidentOne-Off Incident · 2019
One-Off Incident
7.02019
MovieDramaComedy
Teenage girls take their shirts off at their own party but get an audience. Emmi says no but does it really mean no? Sonja is tired of her body being a problem to others. Why has nearly every woman such experiences? One-Off Incident short films are part of a film sensation made by fifteen filmmakers, artists, researchers and social activists collectively. The films reveal the hidden way power is exercised on women in both private life and in society. The films are fiction but the stories come from the writers’ own real-life observations.
It’s All RightIt’s All Right · 2019
It’s All Right
6.02019
MovieDrama
A raped women meets the authorities.
Force of HabitForce of Habit · 2019
Force of Habit
5.72019
MovieDramaComedy
Force of Habit follows the lives of various women throughout one day. Hilla is having a romantic vacation, Emmi is throwing a house party, and Milja is on her way to school when they’re approached by a stranger and things take an unexpected turn. At the same time, Emppu, a young actress, is conflicted as she rehearses for the biggest role of her life. Elsewhere, Aleksi, an inexperienced prosecutor, is preparing for his first court case in haste; Niina, the victim of the crime, has been waiting years to see her case tried. Miia throws a company party, and the mood dramatically changes when her colleague Katja opens up about their boss coming on to her. Miia and a couple of her closest colleagues try to resolve the situation, but how do the others react?

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Force of HabitForce of Habit · 2019
Force of Habit
5.72019
MovieDramaComedy
Force of Habit follows the lives of various women throughout one day. Hilla is having a romantic vacation, Emmi is throwing a house party, and Milja is on her way to school when they’re approached by a stranger and things take an unexpected turn. At the same time, Emppu, a young actress, is conflicted as she rehearses for the biggest role of her life. Elsewhere, Aleksi, an inexperienced prosecutor, is preparing for his first court case in haste; Niina, the victim of the crime, has been waiting years to see her case tried. Miia throws a company party, and the mood dramatically changes when her colleague Katja opens up about their boss coming on to her. Miia and a couple of her closest colleagues try to resolve the situation, but how do the others react?

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