Arto Halonen

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Arto Halonen

Born January 11, 1964 · Joensuu, Finland (age 62)

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Known For

The Guardian AngelThe Guardian Angel · 2018
The Guardian Angel
5.12018
MovieDramaThriller
Copenhagen, Denmark, 1951. Criminal investigator Anders Olsen follows the case of a bank robber who eyewitnesses say appears to have been acting under some kind of trance.
The Liberation of SkopjeThe Liberation of Skopje · 2016
The Liberation of Skopje
5.92016
MovieDrama
Eight-year-old Zoran is the hero of this story set in Skopje during the German occupation of the city in World War II. Through his eyes, we experience all the cruelty, poverty and suffering of wartime. A love affair between his Macedonian mother and a German officer will help his family get through the hard times…
After Us, the FloodAfter Us, the Flood · 2024
After Us, the Flood
5.92024
MovieScience FictionDrama
The brilliant young physicist Henrik and his fellow students develop a fusion reactor that produces endless clean energy, potentially saving Earth from environmental catastrophe. The reactor, however, is harnessed for commercial use, and the consequences for the planet and society are devastating. By the year 2064, the world has been ravaged by climate change. The UN succeeds in developing a form of time travel that can return a person's memories and personality to the moment of birth. Henrik is sent back to the past in an attempt to prevent the escalation of a catastrophe before it is too late. Something goes wrong and Henrik is forced to begin his mission from a very different starting point to the one he is used to.
Pavlov's DogsPavlov's Dogs · 2005
Pavlov's Dogs
2005
MovieDocumentary
The film is about a psychologist and entertainment industry operator Sergei Knyazev, who organizes parties for rich people and various role-playing games where they can play beggars or take part in duels, for example.
Moonshine VillageMoonshine Village · 2005
Moonshine Village
2005
MovieDocumentary
Moonshine Village is a story about producing moonshine in Kitee, Finland, and its effect on the village's social and economic development between 1960-70. For most families producing Moonshine was a prerequisite. Kitee became one of the most remarkable producers - both in good and bad. According to an 85-year old police officer, in the 1960s there were no villages that were not producing Moonshine. Yet, the city mayor of Kitee says that this time has been the most creative time in the town's history.
A Patriotic ManA Patriotic Man · 2013
A Patriotic Man
5.52013
MovieComedyDrama
Every nation gets the heroes it deserves. A man with a special blood type is used as a device for human doping athletes skiing national team.
Arnold Cautious and the Happiness StoneArnold Cautious and the Happiness Stone · 2023
Arnold Cautious and the Happiness Stone
5.52023
MovieFamilyFantasy
Julius, who devours comic books and vampire stories, has a lively imagination. Julius meets Arnold Cautious, who lives in an abandoned house on the outskirts of town and introduces himself as a degenerated, strawberry juice-drinking vampire. Julius and Cautious become friends. Together they try to make the Lucky Stone, the recipe for which is in Cautious' grandmother's secret recipe book. Julius wants to give the stone to his estranged parents so they can rediscover their common happiness. Julius and Arnold's laboratory attempts to make the Lucky Stone falter badly time and time again, but they stubbornly pursue their quest for happiness.
When Heroes LieWhen Heroes Lie · 2012
When Heroes Lie
6.82012
MovieDocumentary
A huge doping scandal erupted at the 2001 cross-country skiing world championship in Lahti, Finland, leading to large numbers of disqualifications. Athletes from the host country in particular had made generous use of illegal performance-enhancing drugs. It was to be the precursor of more drug cases at the Winter Olympics a year later in Salt Lake City. When Heroes Lie analyzes the history of doping from the 1970s to the present day, using archive footage and interviews with skiers, coaches and experts.

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After Us, the FloodAfter Us, the Flood · 2024
After Us, the Flood
5.92024
MovieScience FictionDrama
The brilliant young physicist Henrik and his fellow students develop a fusion reactor that produces endless clean energy, potentially saving Earth from environmental catastrophe. The reactor, however, is harnessed for commercial use, and the consequences for the planet and society are devastating. By the year 2064, the world has been ravaged by climate change. The UN succeeds in developing a form of time travel that can return a person's memories and personality to the moment of birth. Henrik is sent back to the past in an attempt to prevent the escalation of a catastrophe before it is too late. Something goes wrong and Henrik is forced to begin his mission from a very different starting point to the one he is used to.

Producer

Karmapa - Two Ways of DivinityKarmapa - Two Ways of Divinity · 1998
Karmapa - Two Ways of Divinity
7.71998
MovieDocumentary
The main characters of the film are two small boys who share the throne of Karmapa, the highest office of one of Tibetan Buddhism's main sects and the third in line after the Dalai Lama and Panchen Lama. As with the Dalai Lama, Karmapa is the same soul which reincarnates in each successor to the office, who is identified by omens, portents and other signs. The Karmapa line actually pre-dates the Dalai Lama's, and their respective importance has alternated in the course of history with either the Karmapa or Dalai Lama holding precedence. Only one of the current Karmapas lives in Tibet, who is recognized by the Dalai Lama but controlled by the Chinese government for political ends. The second Karmapa lives in New Delhi, India and was selected by a Tibetan group in exile. The film was shot in India, Nepal and Tibet and features the Dalai Lama as narrator, providing an incisive spiritual and political view of occupied Tibet.

Editor