Directing

Jolle Onnismaa

Born October 10, 1967 · Oulu, Finland (age 58)

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Known For

Days of GraceDays of Grace · 1999
Days of Grace
7.01999
MovieDrama
A fisherman's son accidentally ends up in a leper colony in 1742.
The Violin PlayerThe Violin Player · 2018
The Violin Player
5.92018
MovieDramaRomance
A celebrated violin player, Karin, has to end her stellar career after a car accident makes her fingers stop working their magic. She starts teaching students who are twenty years younger than her, only to find herself falling in love with Antti, one of her students. They are not an easy match, both being passionate about the music and overly ambitious about their careers.
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.
My Friend HenryMy Friend Henry · 2004
My Friend Henry
7.72004
MovieDrama
When 12-year-old Elsi Björkman and her mother Paula return from a week's holiday abroad, Elsi immediately notices that someone has been in her room. She tells her mother about it, but she does not believe her. At the local supermarket Elsi meets Henry, who seems to spend his time returning shopping trolleys. Elsi does not know anything about the boy, who has an irritating habit of appearing from out of nowhere, only to disappear again, as if into thin air. Nevertheless, the children become friends.
The Woodcutter StoryThe Woodcutter Story · 2022
The Woodcutter Story
5.52022
MovieDramaComedy
An open-pit mine is unearthed in an idyllic town in Northern Finland. A strange chain of dreadful events affect the life of Pepe, a kind and optimistic woodcutter. But no matter what happens, Pepe seems to be fine with it, as if he holds a secret of existence that is hard to grasp.
BaddingBadding · 2000
Badding
5.62000
MovieDrama
The life of Rauli "Badding" Somerjoki, a Finnish singer.
UpswingUpswing · 2003
Upswing
5.92003
MovieComedy
Katri and Janne want to take a trip which none of their friends have taken. They end up in Jakomäki.
Star BoysStar Boys · 2017
Star Boys
5.92017
MovieDramaFamily
In a conservative and religious small town in Northern Finland during the late 1970s, the arrival of the sexual revolution disrupts the balance of two architect families. The plot follows two 13-year-old boys, singers in the traditional Star Boys Christmas procession (Tiernapojat), who closely witness their parents' sexual liberation and the resulting marital tensions. Confronted with the adults' behavior and the breakdown of their family structures, the teenagers face upheavals that impact their own transition into adulthood.

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Jill and Joy's WinterJill and Joy's Winter · 2015
Jill and Joy's Winter
5.62015
MovieFamily
Jill and Joy (both 9) live in their own house like any other little girls, except that they might be a little happier than most little girls, as they get to live in their own house specifically designed for the two. One December evening a small car, barely the size of a shoebox, pulls up in front their house, and a teensy-weensy family gets out; it's the McTiny family. The family has become homeless after a road roller smashed their home. Planning to live with the girls temporarily, the family moves in with Jill and Joy but soon finds out that not all big people have good intentions towards them. Jill and Joy's Winter is based on a beloved book by the same name, written by a Finnish writer named Marjatta Kurenniemi.

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