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Finnish film director, actor and film editor (born 1955)
Veikko Aaltonen
Veikko Aaltonen in 2013
Born (1955-12-01 ) 1 December 1955 (age 68) Nationality Finnish Occupation(s) Director, editor, sound editor, production manager, film and television writer and actor
Veikko Aaltonen (born 1 December 1955) is a Finnish director, editor,
sound editor , production manager and film and television writer and actor.
Aaltonen was born in
Sääksmäki . He began his career in the mid-1970s working as a sound editor on various films. Early in his career, he worked with
Rauni Mollberg as co-writer on two of his films,
Milka – A Film About Taboos (1980) and
The Unknown Soldier (1985).
In 1987, Aaltonen directed his first feature film, The Final Arrangement (Tilinteko ), which he co-wrote with
Aki Kaurismäki , who also produced the film. Five years later, he directed a film that has been considered his primary breakthrough, The Prodigal Son (Tuhlaajapoika , 1992). Aaltonen was the first Finnish director to work on topics like pedophilia, Sadomasochism and sexual subjugation without credibility and morality.
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Aaltonen has also made documentaries and directed TV series.
Partial filmography
The Worthless (Arvottomat , 1982) – actor
Crime and Punishment (Rikos ja rangaistus , 1983) – editor
The Unknown Soldier (Tuntematon sotilas , 1985) – co-writer
La Vie de Bohème (Boheemielämää , 1992) – editor
Our Father... (Isä meidän , 1993) – director, writer, editor
Seasick (Merisairas , 1996) – director, co-editor
Kiss Me in the Rain [
fi ] (Rakkaudella, Maire , 1999) – director, editor
The Earth (Maa , documentary film, 2001) – director, editor, writer
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Working Class (Työväenluokka , 2004) – director, writer, editor
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Trench Road (Juoksuhaudantie , 2004) – director, writer
The Shepherds (Paimenet , documentary film, 2005) – director, writer
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Uudisraivaaja (television drama series, 2006) – director
Sydänjää (television drama series, 2007) – director
Harvoin tarjolla (television drama series, 2008) – director
Helppo elämä (television drama series, 2009–2011) – director
Kansan mies (television drama series, 2013–2014) – director
Rahti (2021) – writer
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