The Finnish Flash

Finland
Flag: White-Blue
Capital: Helsinki
Population: 5.4 million
Names of Oscar winning movies: no wins
Nominee for Best Foreign Language Film 2002: The Man Without a Past – Mies vailla menneisyyttä, Director: Aki Kaurismaeki
Nominee for Short Film (Live Action) 2014: Do I Have To Take Care Of Everything, Director: Selma Vilhunen
Names of the most famous directors: Renny Harlin, Dome Karukoski, Aki Kaurismaeki, Aku Louhimies, Selma Vilhunen

Scandinavian Film Festival LA: http://www.scandinavianfilmfestivalla.com
The Finnish Film Foundation: http://ses.fi/en/home/
Finland Film Commission: http://www.filmfinland.fi
Finnish Film & Audiovisual Export: http://favex.fi

 

 

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A documentary about Teemu Selänne (Teemu Selanne in the US), the best Finnish ice hockey player of all time, whose heroic tales we’ve followed for over two decades. In this documentary Teemu lets the viewer get close and beneath the surface. The film follows Selänne’s journey from childhood to the 2012-2013 NHL season. We see the life story of an exceptional athlete inside and out, not only through Teemu’s words, but through the eyes of his loved ones and colleagues.
Link to an English language trailer: Sel8nne – movie trailer

English language title: The Finnish Flash – A Teemu Selanne Story
Original language title: Sel8nne
Running time: 107 minutes
US rating, if any: –
Director: JP Siili
Producer: Marko Talli
Screenwriter: JP Siili
Principal cast: Teemu Selänne
Distributor (include US if any): –
Production company: Yellow Film & TV
Year of release in home company: 2013