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Restless

Country: Finland, Language: Finnish, 111 mins

Original Title

Levottomat
  • Director: Aku Louhimies
  • Writer: Aleksi Bardy; Aku Louhimies
  • Producer: Jukka Helle; Markus Selin

CGiii Comment

Cruel, callous, implausible, incomprehensible, deceitful and demeaning.

An intensely ugly film...hopefully, not indicative of young, professional Finns.


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The(ir) Blurb...

An old dog has a hard time learning new tricks in this drama set in Turku. Ari, a paramedic, is a chronic womanizer; he makes it a point of pride to never sleep with the same woman twice, and his nights are a long series of brazen one-night stands. But when Ari meets Tiina (Laura Malmivaara), something unexpected happens - he falls in love. For the first time, Ari finds himself pursuing a long-term relationship, and he makes a genuine effort to remain faithful to her. But old habits die hard; Tiina introduces Ari to her circle of friends and temptation arises as he encounters Hanna-Riikka, a theology student, and Ilona, who is soon to be married. Despite Ari's feelings for Tiina, he begins having affairs with both Hanna-Riikka and Ilona, leading to an unpleasant revelation on the day of Ilona's nuptials.

Cast & Characters

Mikko Nousiainen as Ari;
Laura Malmivaara as Tiina;
Petteri Summanen as Stig;
Matleena Kuusniemi as Ilona;
Valtteri Roiha as Riku;
Irina Bjorklund as Hanna-Riikka;
Samuli Edelmann as Roope;
Vilma Melasniemi as Piia;
Eija Nousiainen as Arin aiti;
Jaana Jarvinen as Helena;
Pertti Sveholm as Pera;
Niina Kurkinen as Paivi;
Kirsi Tarvainen as Tipi;
Wanda Dubiel as Tupu;
Jere Viitanen as Roopen ja Pian poika