Ari Piispa

Acting

Ari Piispa

Born 1951-03-13 · Mikkeli, Finland

Acting credits

The Worthless poster
6.4

Manne, Harri, and Ville Alfa are rootless twenty-somethings in search of purpose for their banal lives. After Manne steals a priceless painting from a group of petty criminals, Manne and Harri flee from the gangsters across Finland, while Ville goes to Paris. On the road they meet Veera, an old girlfriend of Harri's, and try to avoid the gangsters in pursuit.

The Worthless

1982

Finnish Frustrations poster
NR

Dances are ending. Last chance for women and men to find someone.

Finnish Frustrations

1969

Kiljusen herrasväki poster
7.6

The Kiljunen family wins a holiday trip to Helsinki and the city will never be the same again.

Kiljusen herrasväki

1981

An Eye for an Eye poster
6.5

Sisters Kiia and Eija moved away from the village of Pirunperä in Kainuu after their father committed suicide. Kiia has become a sculptor and is plagued by nightmares related to her home village. Kiia returns to her hometown to create sculptures for the local church. At the same time, she investigates her father's and her hometown's past.

An Eye for an Eye

1999

Pölhölä poster
5.5

Masochists are in for a treat when Spede Productions' most vulgar folk farce hits the screen. Created by no fewer than three first-time directors, the film tells the story of the village of Pölhölä, "where people are even more foolish than in Hölmölä."

Pölhölä

1981

No artwork available
NR

TV play about the legend of Lalli.

Kauhea murhamies Lalli

1981

Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men poster
5.7

The body of a young woman whose heart has been ripped out of her chest is found in a remote are in Finland. The finder of the body, a dismissed pastor, hires private investigator Jussi Vares to investigate the crime. Vares uncovers a criminal ring involved in extortion, religious scams, exploitation of minors and stock market speculation.

Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men

2012