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On Thin Ice (2009) [N/A]

Release Date:
September 23, 2009

Original Title:
Kukkulan kuningas

Genres:
Crime | Drama

Production Companies:
Juonifilmi
YLE

Production Countries:
Finland

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 60

Overview from TheMovieDB

It's Christmas Eve in Helsinki. Young taxi driver Samu is working to escape a family Christmas with his fiancé and baby. At the airport Samu picks up a fascinating customer: a Finnish mercenary Hans, who has returned to Helsinki after an absence of 20 years. Hans hires Samu to go on a mission with him: to find Laura, the daughter of his recently deceased best friend and brother in arms. The quest to find Laura leads the men around the wintry city, to places and people from Hans's past. As Samu watches Hans confront his past, he begins to open his eyes to his own future. When the eventful mission reaches its end, both of the men's lives are forever changed.

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Production

Director:
Alli Haapasalo

Director of Photography:
Hannu-Pekka Vitikainen

Editor:
Annukka Lilja

Foley Artist:
Heikki Kossi

Foley Recordist:
Tapio Liukkonen

Grip:
Eero Lämsä

Music:
Glenn Patscha

Producer:
Piia Nokelainen

Sound Designer:
Anne Tolkkinen

Sound Recordist:
Anne Tolkkinen

Writer:
Alli Haapasalo

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