Juhani Laitala

Acting

Juhani Laitala

Born 1952-07-04 · Haukipudas, Finland

Acting credits

Porttikielto taivaaseen poster
4.3

High-class prostitute Bella works for hotel manager TT with Sara, Lulu and Cindy. However, Bella misses the ordinary life and love of her youth Timo, who is a hockey player on the team owned by TT.

Porttikielto taivaaseen

1990

Maria's Paradise poster
5.4

A teenage orphan girl Salome lives within a sect lead by charismatic and ruthless Maria Åkerblom. During a pivotal summer, Salome is faced with standing up against Maria, the woman who had saved her.

Maria's Paradise

2019

Puhallus poster
5.5

The company's regional manager has had enough of the fast pace of business and the frivolous patterns. He leaves the office sauna for a booze run at the behest of his boss. Drunk and driving his own car, even he doesn't have to. The situation becomes a thrilling chase that ends in a breathalyzer test and all-round relief as things fall into place. The booze run becomes a turning point in the life of the group's regional manager.

Puhallus

1992

Lacrimosa poster
5.0

A story about love. A famous singer cannot let go of the memory of her late husband. She befriends a man her own age, and there should be nothing standing in the way of their happiness.

Lacrimosa

2008

Kello poster
4.5

Lauri Valjakka, a lecturer at the Department of Sociology, is thoroughly fed up with his family, whom he refers to as a "consumption unit," and his irritating, rigid wife. After a tedious train journey, Valjakka decides to leave his wife. He manages to escape to a station restaurant, where he meets an unusually honest man who has been abandoned and a straightforward woman.

Kello

1984

Open Up to Me poster
5.5

At first glance Maarit looks like any other woman in her early forties. There is, however, something strange under the surface. She radiates sexual energy that is hard to define.

Open Up to Me

2013

The Singer poster
3.3

The Singer is a film about the all-time favourite singer in Finland, Olavi Virta. A man who rose from poverty all the way to the top and became an artist who was dearly loved by the Finnish people. A man who loved beautiful women and was loved by beautiful women. A man who enjoyed speed, American cars, applause and alcohol and who finally lost everything but his unique voice.

The Singer

2018

Mestari poster
4.2

Eero Tyrni, a reporter for Iltapäivä newspaper, is in Austria doing a story on ski jumper Teemu Kimpilä. Kimpilä's jumps fail and he disappears from the scene. Left behind are his third wife Sari, his sponsors, the Ski Association, and the Finnish people. Tyrni is tasked with finding out where Kimpilä disappeared to.

Mestari

1992

Yöjuna poster
5.0

A midnight freight train collides with a mysteriously abandoned truck at Rajamäki station, derailing and revealing that its cargo manifests were falsified. Investigation secretary Ari Nykänen uncovers a scheme smuggling explosives out of the country, with evidence pointing to collusion among senior VR executives.

Yöjuna

1996

The Town Manager poster
6.0

Juupio is a small town losing population somewhere in Finland. Town Manager Koskinen is facing a tough situation: the people in Juupio are old and the financial situation is tight. A consolidation of municipalities with Pyhälä seems like the only option. It would take a miracle to save Juupio.

The Town Manager

2007

Seth Mattsonin tarina poster
6.0

The TV film depicts the loneliness that follows divorce.

Seth Mattsonin tarina

1979

Under the North Star poster
6.4

Based on the novel by Väinö Linna, the story takes place during the time of the Finnish Civil War.

Under the North Star

2009

Northern Quality poster
6.4

Northern Quality tells the story of three generations of farmers. Each of them experience different kind of problems, but all of them are linked to some kind of structural change. They seek a solution to their problems by cultivating a more productive crop in their fields: cannabis. This experiment leads to significant problems with international criminals, municipal officials and even the local police officer.

Northern Quality

2022

Rock'n Roll Never Dies poster
5.3

The story of a simple and good-natured rocker in his late thirties who has a homemade electric guitar and loving parents.

Rock'n Roll Never Dies

2006

Promise poster
6.1

The film tells about members of Finnish women's Lotta Service during the Second World War through the eyes of three young women.

Promise

2005