Oona Airola

Pyry Kähkönen

Hannu-Pekka Björkman

Tommi Korpela

Jarkko Niemi

Emma Kilpimaa

Tommi Eronen

Ona Kamu

Sakari Kuosmanen

Milka Ahlroth

Kai Lehtinen

Turkka Mastomäki

Kari Väänänen

Sanna-Kaisa Palo

Tiina Tauraite

Minea Köngäs

Aatos Höglund

Oliver Heikkala

Jonne Kaaretkoski

Paavo Kinnunen

Illusia Sarvas

Jonathan Hutchings

Erick H. King

Irene Tikka

Simo Haase

Hannu Ovaskainen

Anitta Ahonen

Reetta Aalto

Saana Peltola

Liisa Penttilä-Asikainen

Heini Wesslin

Pieti Niemenmaa

Mari-Liis Lill

Mikko Penttilä

Tatu Mönttinen

Elias Kvist

Teemu Tolppi

Lauri Pihlaja

Seppo Salminen

Kitty Catsworth

Miia Tervo

Getter Vahar

Lau Nau

Roosa Toivonen

Petri Kemppinen

Antti Reikko

Ari Tolppanen

Micke Nyström

Anneli Savitski

Eva-Kristina Mill

Kaire Hendrikson

Meelis Veeremets

Johanna Maria Paulson

Evelin Penttilä

Kaisla Viitala

Daniel Kuitunen

Heather Loeffler

Kirsi Gum

Kati Anttila

Sanna Sorvoja

Heiki Luts

Anssi Kainulainen

Carol-Liis Männik

Piret Krustok

Hella Marats

Arttu Jekkonen

Heli Jürisson

Mazin Helal

Jan Andresson

Kelly Väli

Tapio Liukkonen

Melina Matinlompolo

Joona Jaakkola

Philip Filimonov

Andres Kluge

Katariina Rebane

Martin Turu

Kalev Mölder

Batyr Davov

Johanna Maria Vilgats

Kirill Pleshakov

Anton Shtolf

Tõnis Tuuga

Pasi Mäkelä

Sami Kuokkanen

Hanna Hedengren

Jenni Toivoniemi

Drama

Comedy

Ohjus

Elokuvayhtiö Komeetta

Stellar Film

Aurora Studios

Estonia

Finland

English

suomi

The Missile

Brent Marchant

Who would have thought that a reserved, homespun single mother of two married to an abusive imprisoned husband could turn her life around by writing about the dangers of nuclear proliferation? But, if you’re Niina Kuittinen (Oona Airola), a young housewife living in rural Lapland, that’s precisely what happens when she takes a reporting job with a local newspaper and unwittingly stumbles into a story that almost any intrepid journalist would kill for – the crash of an off-course Soviet missile in the Finnish wilderness in 1984. She eagerly investigates the incident, despite limited experience as a reporter, little knowledge of nuclear weapons and resistance from her publisher (Hannu-Pekka Björkman), who doesn’t want to upset the locals with such depressing talk, insisting instead on running only upbeat but innocuous human interest stories. Niina is undeterred, however, throwing herself into a story that garners international attention, regardless of the challenges she faces. In doing so, she grows and matures, finding her footing as a newly empowered woman, as well as finding new love in a handsome, adoring and attentive military man (Pyry Kähkönen). Niina’s transformation gives her purpose and helps her to prepare for the impending release of her incarcerated toxic husband (Tommi Eronen), who returns home promising he’s changed, despite evidence to the contrary. Niina’s new life thus begins, ironically, thanks to her immersion in a devastating subject – but one that ultimately imbues her with a healthier, more realistic outlook on the wider world and the nature of her existence. Writer-director Miia Tervo’s fact-based third feature outing is another of those unexpected cinematic gems that effectively mixes genres in coming up with a delightful and enlightening film. Much of the first half presents a colorful portrait of the protagonist’s hometown, family and neighbors, featuring ample humor that’s decidedly quirky, deliciously deadpan and superbly understated, not unlike the folksy, unassuming laughs prevalent in movies like “Fargo” (1996). But, as Niina’s story unfolds, it takes on more serious overtones as viewers witness the character develop into someone who leaves behind the crippling naivete and obsequiousness that have long been holding her back. Admittedly, the film begins to drag a bit in the last act, needlessly stretching out material that’s easy to predict without having to belabor it. Nevertheless, “The Missile” is one of those pictures that audience members are likely to come away from feeling as though they’ve been warmly welcomed into a community of loving family and friends whom they’ve known for a long time but without the unduly burdensome trappings of schmaltz and sentimentality. And there’s a lot to be said for that, even if it takes a little taste of Armageddon to get us there.

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The Missile

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