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Jalmari Helander

Jalmari Helander

Finnish screenwriter and film director (born 1976)

Jalmari Helander (born 21 July 1976)[1] is a Finnish screenwriter and film director. He is known for the 2010 film Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale, the 2014 action-adventure Big Game starring Samuel L. Jackson, and the 2022 WWII action film Sisu. Before turning to feature films, Helander directed several short films and award-winning television commercials.[2]

Quick Facts Born, Occupation(s) ...

Helander is the brother-in-law of actor Jorma Tommila and the maternal uncle of Jorma's son Onni, both of whom have acted in his films.

Filmography

Feature films

Short films

  • Iceman (1999)
  • Maximillian Tarzan (1999)
  • Ukkonen  [fi] (2001)
  • Rare Exports, Inc.  [fr; fi] (2003)
  • Rare Exports: The Official Safety Instructions  [fr; fi] (2005)
  • The Fakir (2006)

TV Series

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Jalmari Helander". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Big Game". Toronto International Film Festival. 2014. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  3. [3]
    "Nyt se vahvistui: Sisu 2 on tekeillä – Jalmari Helander palaa ohjaajaksi". Muropaketti (in Finnish). 20 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  4. [4]
    Rare Exportsin tekijä Jalmari Helander ohjaa scifiseikkailun – FBI-agentti ja hakkeri ufojahdissa – Episodi (in Finnish)
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