Esko Roine

Acting

Esko Roine

Born 1944-09-05 · Tampere, Finland

Acting credits

Routa poster
NR

A man is released from prison after 22 years. He tries to live a simple life as a farmer. At the same time, a company director is fighting a hostile takeover from a bigger corporation. Two different kind of journeys collide in sudden ways.

Routa

2024

Letters to Father Jacob poster
7.2

With few options, newly pardoned convict Leila agrees to work as an assistant to a blind pastor. Father Jacob spends his days answering the letters of the needy, which Leila finds pointless. But when the letters stop, the pastor is devastated and Leila finds herself cast in a new role.

Letters to Father Jacob

2009

Niskavuori poster
6.4

Ilona, a young teacher, arrives in a village in Tavastia. She and Aarne, the wealthy owner of the Niskavuori farm, who is frustrated with his marriage, fall in love. The relationship becomes a public secret. Aarne's wife Martta, who owns half of Niskavuori, wants to hold on to her husband until the last. For Loviisa, the matriarch of Niskavuori, the most important thing is the reputation and honor of the family.

Niskavuori

1984

Witness the Fitness poster
5.2

Kerttu is assigned to a gym due to back problems, where it turns out she is a genetic super-talent. Suddenly, she finds herself aiming for an incredible goal: a fitness championship. She is aided by a former genetic prodigy, journeyman bodybuilder Vili, who has lost his purpose in life. The mismatched duo have a lot to learn from each other. Before Kerttu can get into shape for the competition and Vili back on the road to life, both must grow as people and overcome steep prejudices.

Witness the Fitness

2022

Four Little Adults poster
5.9

The life of Juulia, a Finnish parliamentarian, is suddenly turned upside down by the discovery of the betrayal by her husband Matias, a Protestant pastor, with the young Enni. After an initial moment of anger and desperation, Juulia realizes that she cannot leave him and she understands that sometimes it is possible to sacrifice a part of one's individual happiness for the good of the people you love. For this reason she suggests to Matias that they open their relationship, a choice that will lead her to meet Miska, a young non-binary, who is also her girlfriend, and to experiment with polyamory naturally and spontaneously, with all the consequences of the case, positive and negative.

Four Little Adults

2023

Jackpot poster
6.5

Kummelin Jackpot, was released in February 2006. It was about a divorced man portrayed by Silvennoinen, who realises a way to trick himself a jackpot in football betting.

Jackpot

2006

Portti 44 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Portti 44

2024

Rautakauppias Uuno Turhapuro, presidentin vävy poster
4.6

Uuno's father-in-law is running for president and to avoid embarrassment pressures Uuno to finally get a job, which he does at a hardware store. Meanwhile, a political rival sends a bionic female agent to seduce Uuno in hopes of creating a scandal, and Uuno develops a ploy where he pretends to be his long-lost brother from America.

Rautakauppias Uuno Turhapuro, presidentin vävy

1978

Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus poster
5.2

Two young lovers, Anna and Martti, are split apart but are reunited many years later when their lives have changed considerably. Anna is a war widow; Martti a writer, is married, and has five children.

Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus

1988

Almost 18 poster
5.8

Karri, Pete, André, Akseli and Joni dream, party, love and boast like only teenage males can. They're dealing with the same issues as every other young man — fears and hopes for future, disillusions and problems with parents.

Almost 18

2012

No artwork available
NR

Short documentary about finnish movie director Visa Mäkinen. There is photos from family album and short clips where Visa Mäkinen is working behind the camera. There is also clips from his most famous movies, and actors, colleague and a film critic telling small anecdotes about Visa Mäkinen.

Visa Mäkinen - My movie

2002

Harjunpää ja kiusantekijät poster
4.7

Inspector Timo Harjunpää works on harassment and extortion campaign case against successful computer expert.

Harjunpää ja kiusantekijät

1993

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

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

Vicious Winter poster
NR

Wilderness guide Tapani Lappalainen rents a wilderness cabin to two German tourists. Soon, he finds himself on the run after being accused of murdering his own brother. In addition to the local hotel owner, many others seem to be involved in the situation.

Vicious Winter

2013

Pekka Puupää poliisina poster
3.5

The police need temporary help due to illness, so Pekka Puupää and his neighbor Pukkila sign up as temporary police officers. Soon, the bumbling duo finds themselves in the middle of a kidnapping case.

Pekka Puupää poliisina

1986

Under the North Star II poster
7.0

Akseli Koskela returns from prison and tries to learn living again. He's not allowed to take part in politics anymore, but he sees a lot of injustice around him. He raises a family with his wife Elina while another war is around the corner...

Under the North Star II

2010

Ricky Rapper and the Miser from Seville poster
5.0

Ricky Rapper gets a letter from a distant relative who's looking for an heir.

Ricky Rapper and the Miser from Seville

2015

The Book of Fate poster
3.9

Fire, water, wind, earth and emptiness... Five core elements of life that once inspired a book. The Book of Fate. Far away from here there was a mythical world -free of suffering and injustice. But it wasn't enough. People wanted to play God... They created a pen to control the Book of Fate. Mightier than a sword, it could write off deeds -and bring back the dead. But the book gave power, power caused fear -and fear brought suffering. And the suffering caused wars. Darkness fell on earth, making demands on the pen and the book. But the book was gone. It was thought to be lost forever -but hundreds of years later it reappeared on a small planet called Earth. The prophecy says: Only the chosen will get a second chance from the book. The destiny of the chosen one is to guide the book back. But his journey will be long, filled with errors and grief. This is his story.

The Book of Fate

2003

Geography of Fear poster
4.9

When her sister is mugged and raped, Oili, a young female forensic dentist, meets a group of abused women who have taken matters to their own hands to make the living in fear and just letting it happen stop.

Geography of Fear

2000

Mikko from Tampere Is Asking for Advice poster
7.0

A film about the friendship between Soviet artists touring Finland and Finnish children, members of an amateur music ensemble in the city of Tampere.

Mikko from Tampere Is Asking for Advice

1986