Bordertown
Finnish broadcaster YLE and Germany s Beta Film are backing Mikko Oikkonen s Helsinki Syndrome, a Nordic thriller set to begin shooting in June.
Mikko Oikkonen, creator of Netflix Finnish crime series
Bordertown, has received the greenlight for his next project, the Nordic thriller
Helsinki Syndrome.
Finnish public broadcaster YLE and world sales group Beta Film have come on board to back the eight-hour limited series, which will begin shooting in Finland in June. Helsinki-based Fisher King, part of Beta s Nordic Studio (BNS) group of Scandinavian production companies, will produce the series.
The thriller features
Vikings star Peter Franzén as Elias Karo, a man whose life has been destroyed by corrupt bankers and government officials. In an act of desperation, he kidnaps four respected journalists in the office of the main newspaper in Helsinki to force them to expose two bank officials and a district court judge whose actions have wiped out Elias’ family
MIPTV: ‘Bordertown’ Creator Gets Greenlight for New Finnish Thriller Georg Szalai
Bordertown, has received the greenlight for his next project, the Nordic thriller
Helsinki Syndrome.
Finnish public broadcaster YLE and world sales group Beta Film have come on board to back the eight-hour limited series, which will begin shooting in Finland in June. Helsinki-based Fisher King, part of Beta’s Nordic Studio (BNS) group of Scandinavian production companies, will produce the series.
The thriller features
Vikings star Peter Franzén as Elias Karo, a man whose life has been destroyed by corrupt bankers and government officials. In an act of desperation, he kidnaps four respected journalists in the office of the main newspaper in Helsinki to force them to expose two bank officials and a district court judge whose actions have wiped out Elias’ family fortune and led to his father’s suicide. The contemporary drama imagines a financial meltdown caused by the CO
New on DVD: Lovecraft Country a rich, gory response to decades of racist sci-fi
Worcester Magazine Lovecraft Country: The Complete First Season : Adapted from the 2016 novel of the same name by Matt Ruff, the hit HBO series created by Misha Green follows Korean War vet Atticus Tic Freeman (Jonathan Majors) and photographer Letitia Leti Lewis (Jurnee Smollett) as the pair team up with the former s uncle, George (Courtney B. Vance), while facing the horrors of a Jim Crow-era U.S. road trip for the Black travelers in search of Atticus father. The hit HBO series was nominated for two SAG Awards, including Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, and a Golden Globe nod for Best Television Series (Drama).
Knocking Review: Stylish Swedish Gaslighting Thriller Keeps Its Protagonist on Edge, But Not the Audience Knocking Review: Stylish Swedish Gaslighting Thriller Keeps Its Protagonist on Edge, But Not the Audience
Following an anxious woman s terror that an unseen neighbour might be in peril, Frida Kempff s well-made debut feature knows its genre traditions, but not how to rework them.
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The word “gaslighting” is so broadly used these days its definition, in some quarters, having evolved into a synonym for “lying” it’s almost reassuring to see a psychological thriller that cleaves to its original sense. No one else gets much reassurance, however, in “Knocking”: a Swedish creeper that, as in “Gaslight” nearly 80 years ago, sees a frail female protagonist’s mental health history weaponized against her, making her question her grip on a possibly sinister real
New on DVD: Synchronic takes twists through time
Katie Foran-McHale
Tribune News Service
One man s treacherous time-travel tops the new DVD releases for the week of Jan. 26. Synchronic : Steve (Anthony Mackie) and Dennis (Jamie Dornan) have worked together as New Orleans EMTs for decades, and as such, their flaws and their wounds sit near the surface of their friendship. Frequently hungover Steve is in his 40s and still partying; Dennis resents this, as well as his role as husband to Tara (Katie Aselton) and dad to Brianna (Ally Ionannides), who s leaving home soon. But things shift after a bizarre, disturbing call from dispatch, wherein Steve is stabbed and they find a long serrated weapon that doesn t seem from this day and age jammed into the wall ( Time is a lie is also scrawled on the other side of the room, a relatable message for the quarantine era).