Kari Heiskanen
Kari Heiskanen is a prolific Finnish actor with over 70 credited roles since his debut in 1978 upon graduating from the Finnish Theater School. He has also acted in, written and directed several plays, now regarded as one of the pillars of the Helsinki City Theater. Originally focusing on television, he first became well-known for the TV series 'Velipuolikuu' in 1983 and remained a fixture of popular Finnish television series for the remainder of the decade before establishing a greater presence in leading cinematic roles. In 1991 Heiskanen received the State Prize for Cinema and later the Pro Finlandia Medal in 2008.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 2.55 |
| Birthday | 1955-03-16 |
| Place of Birth | Hämeenlinna, Finland |
| Also Known As | Kari Olavi Heiskanen, |
2007
The Year of the Wolf
6.067/15
Sari is a young, beautiful and intelligent girl who is busy studying at university,but she suffers from epilepsy and has to face death on a daily basi...
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The Year of the Wolf
1999
Ambush
5.8/36
It is the summer of 1941 and the Finnish army has been mobilized along the border with Russia. A platoon led by Lt. Eero Perkola is waiting for orders...
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Ambush
2011
Garbage Prince
5/6
Jed (19) walks out on his former life, without destination, without explanation, and gets on a train. He ends up by happenstance in a small eastern to...
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Garbage Prince
1997
Lunastus
4.7/3
In a small village in Eastern Finland in 1918, Patrick, who has taken care of the chaplain, teacher and physician, has been filled with loneliness and...
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Lunastus
2008
Three Wise Men
5.6/8
Three middle aged men, long time friends, get together in a normally closed Karaoke bar to drink their failed lives away. Secrets are revealed and som...
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Three Wise Men
1985
Calamari Union
6.801/68
A group of men all called Frank—except for one named Pekka—have had enough of life in their working-class neighborhood, so they set off for a better e...
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Calamari Union
1986
Harmagedon
7/1
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Harmagedon
2011
Brothers
4.75/4
Three brothers from three different mothers meet for the first time since years for their mutual father’s 70th birthday: nihilistic writer Ivar, faile...
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Brothers
1987
Lain ulkopuolella
5.4/5
On her way home from an evening shift at a men's clothing store, Saara Nevanen is raped by a man whom she recognizes as her regular but eccentric cust...
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Lain ulkopuolella
1989
Cha Cha Cha
6.7/7
A lawyer pays a visit to Matti Ojanperä, a bum living under a bridge in the Helsinki harbour, to inform him that he is about to inherit an American au...
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Cha Cha Cha
1997
Palkkasoturi
5/3
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Palkkasoturi
1982
The Boys of Jesus
4/1
A short about a boxing match
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The Boys of Jesus
2018
Void
6.294/17
Eero’s career as an author is spiraling down: he just can’t get started with his new novel. The ambitious actor Pihla is about to get her internationa...
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Void
1978
Syksyllä kaikki on toisin
5.8/4
A small Finnish town bank manager gets caught in the midst of local politics, with dire effects on his family and himself.
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Syksyllä kaikki on toisin
1987
Älä itke Iines
2.5/2
Älä itke Iines is an absurd comedy about an eccentric community that lives on the roofs and attic of an apartment building, struggling to improve thei...
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Älä itke Iines
2006
God's Teeth
6/1
One winter in the 1930’s somewhere in northern Finland, a first communion ceremony is interrupted by the arrival of mobile dental surgery. All the chi...
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God's Teeth
1989
Mother Wanted
6/3
Anni wants a new mommy for herself and a new wife for her dad. But dad has forgotten how to find a wife and needs Anni's help.
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Mother Wanted
1994
Kaikki pelissä
5.75/8
A film group is making movie in the little town. Writer Pentti Töysä interrupts film group's press conference and claims that script is written by him...
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Kaikki pelissä
2012
Naked Harbour
6.037/41
Naked Harbour is a movie about Finnish love in the year 2011. It is a story about people who seek love and acceptance at any cost. During one winter w...
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Naked Harbour
2003
Young Gods
4.275/21
Taavi,the enigmatic 18-year-old lead, has just inherited his long-deceased wealthy parents home and estate. It is high school graduation and Taavi's b...
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Young Gods
2021
Gracious Night
6.7/3
The three men enjoy the evening at a bar whose fate is threatened by pandemic restrictions. Bartender Heikki offers discussion help to his friend Rist...
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Gracious Night
2009
The House of Branching Love
5.8/26
A sort of "Divorce Finnish Style," Mika Kaurismäki's rambunctious comedy, The House of Branching Love , recounts the breakup of a thirty-something pro...
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The House of Branching Love
2018
Ryhmäteatteri
0/0
Documentary on the history of Ryhmäteatteri theatre company.
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Ryhmäteatteri
2015
Vasen ja oikea
7/1
Both diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, politicians Esko Seppänen and Iiro Viinanen forge a deep friendship despite their ideological differences.
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Vasen ja oikea
1991
Muuttolinnun aika
5/1
Ossi hasn't seen his daughter for over ten years. Suddenly she arrives to figure out what kind of person her father is and why she wasn't good enough...
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Muuttolinnun aika
1993
Harjunpää ja kiusantekijät
4/3
Inspector Timo Harjunpää works on harassment and extortion campaign case against successful computer expert.
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Harjunpää ja kiusantekijät
1981
Kauhea murhamies Lalli
0/0
TV play about the legend of Lalli.
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Kauhea murhamies Lalli
2022
Playing with Gods
0/0
The documentary dives intimately behind the scenes of the Finnish National Opera and sucks the viewer in like the best of thrillers. The three hours f...
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Playing with Gods
2012
Police Investigates
5/1
A short film directed by Aleksi Salmenperä.
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Police Investigates
1984
Sista leken
0/0
In this somber, psychological drama about the conflict between a man's innermost feelings and a society that puts these feelings in a strait jacket, t...
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Sista leken
1986
Valkoinen kääpiö
3.5/2
The story of one man's struggle after he gets caught in a nuclear fallout and gets sick with leukemia.
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Valkoinen kääpiö
1976
Kuumat kundit
0/0
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Kuumat kundit
2003
Nainen kedolla
5.3/3
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