The very first Finnish feature film on Netflix, Little Siberia, is out now globally!
Starring Eero Ritala, Malla Malmivaara, Martti Suosalo and Tommi Korpela in the leading roles, Dome Karukoski’s Little Siberia is adapted from Antti Tuomainen’s novel of the same name by Karukoski and Minna Panjanen. The book has previously been selected as one of The Times’ “Book of the Year”. The film is produced by Ina Sohlberg for SF Studios and Misha Jaari and Mark Lwoff for Bufo.
The everyday life of the small village of Hurmevaara is shaken when a meteorite falls through the roof of a car one night. According to the town’s mayor, the meteorite is very valuable for the future of the slowly dying village. Joel, the village priest, and a veteran peacekeeper, ends up guarding the meteorite in an old museum before it is sent to London for a more detailed evaluation. But a precious meteorite gets a lot of attention… While Joel protects the meteorite from both amateur and professional criminals, he tries to unravel an even greater mystery surrounding his own life. Joel’s wife has recently revealed that she, finally, is pregnant. Great news, but unfortunately, Joel is unable to have children due to his war injury. He just hasn’t told his wife…
