The Kiss of Evil (Finnish: Vares – Pahan suudelma) is a 2011 Finnish crime film directed by Anders Engström.^[1][2] It is the third installment of the Vares film series and a sequel to previous films Vares: Private Eye (2004) and V2: Dead Angel (2007), but it is the first film to feature Antti Reini as the main character Jussi Vares while in earlier films Vares was played by Juha Veijonen.

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The Kiss of Evil
Original Finnish film poster
Directed by	Anders Engström
Written by	Anders Engström Mika Karttunen Kata Kärkkäinen
Produced by	Jukka Helle Markus Selin
Starring	Antti Reini
Cinematography	Jari Mutikainen
Release date	6 January 2011 (2011-01-06)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	Finland
Language	Finnish

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• Antti Reini as Jussi Vares
• Matti Onnismaa as Pastori Alanen
• Eppu Salminen as Juhani Luusalmi
• Jasper Pääkkönen as Kyypakkaus
• Mikko Leppilampi as Ruuhio
• Anu Sinisalo as Laila
• Ville Virtanen as Arto
• Mikko Nousiainen as Lahtipoika
• Maria Järvenhelmi as Anna Huttunen
• Svante Martin as Paavo
• Outi Mäenpää as Asta Malmstén