On the West Coast on Finland in nineteenth-century Ostrobothnia. Esko is the leader of a local gang of troublemakers and an uneven battle ensues over the estate, honor a father's last wishes.
You can add "The Baby-Sitters Club" to the list! Let's take a look at more movies and TV shows that were so nice they made 'em twice.
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Share this Rating
Title: Once Upon a Time in the North (2012)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
1 nomination.
See more awards »
Edit
Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Lauri Tilkanen | ... | Matti Välitalo | |
| Mikko Leppilampi | ... | Esko Välitalo | |
| Pamela Tola | ... | Aino Kantola | |
 |
Aku Hirviniemi | ... | Kalle |
| Eero Milonoff | ... | Häjy Koskela | |
| Esko Salminen | ... | Antti Välitalo | |
|
|
Lena Meriläinen | ... | Maria Välitalo |
|
|
Taneli Mäkelä | ... | Sakari Kantola |
|
|
Olavi Uusivirta | ... | Häjy Lehto |
| Pirkka-Pekka Petelius | ... | Notaari Kustaa | |
| Kari Hietalahti | ... | Vallesmanni | |
|
|
Ali Ahovaara | ... | Häjy Valtteri |
|
|
Teemu Kettula | ... | Häjy Vanhala |
|
|
Toni Ikola | ... | Häjy Hietanen |
|
|
Pia Latomäki | ... | Sylvi Kantola |
Learn more
More Like This
Beauty and the Bastard
(2005)
Drama
|
Music
|
Romance
Director:
Dome Karukoski
Stars:
Pamela Tola,
Samuel Vauramo,
Joonas Saartamo
Lapland Odyssey 2
(2015)
Comedy
Director:
Teppo Airaksinen
Stars:
Jussi Vatanen,
Pamela Tola,
Timo Lavikainen
Hellsinki
(2009)
Biography
|
Crime
|
Drama
Director:
Aleksi Mäkelä
Stars:
Samuli Edelmann,
Peter Franzén,
Kari Hietalahti
The Tough Ones
(1999)
Action
|
Crime
|
Drama
Director:
Aleksi Mäkelä
Stars:
Samuli Edelmann,
Juha Veijonen,
Teemu Lehtilä
Lapland Odyssey
(2010)
Comedy
|
Drama
|
Romance
Director:
Dome Karukoski
Stars:
Pamela Tola,
Jussi Vatanen,
Jasper Pääkkönen
The Midwife
(2015)
Drama
|
Romance
|
War
Director:
Antti Jokinen
Stars:
Krista Kosonen,
Lauri Tilkanen,
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
95
(2017)
Comedy
|
Drama
|
Sport
Director:
Aleksi Mäkelä
Stars:
Laura Birn,
Jens Hultén,
Lauri Tilkanen
Tom of Finland
(2017)
Biography
|
Drama
Director:
Dome Karukoski
Stars:
Pekka Strang,
Seumas F. Sargent,
Chris Myland
Laugh or Die
(2018)
Drama
|
History
|
War
Director:
Heikki Kujanpää
Stars:
Martti Suosalo,
Jani Volanen,
Leena Pöysti
The Home of Dark Butterflies
(2008)
Drama
Director:
Dome Karukoski
Stars:
Niilo Syväoja,
Tommi Korpela,
Kristiina Halttu
Bad Boys
(2003)
Action
|
Biography
|
Crime
Director:
Aleksi Mäkelä
Stars:
Peter Franzén,
Niko Saarela,
Lauri Nurkse
Comedy
Director:
Ere Kokkonen
Stars:
Vesa-Matti Loiri,
Marjatta Raita,
Tapio Hämäläinen
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Add Synopsis
See All (44) »
Storyline
On the West Coast on Finland in nineteenth-century Ostrobothnia. Esko is the leader of a local gang of troublemakers and an uneven battle ensues over the estate, honor a father's last wishes.
Plot Keywords:
bare chested male | stabbed with a knife | stabbed to death | brother versus brother | death |Parents Guide:
Add content advisory for parents »Frequently Asked Questions
This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.
Edit
Edit
See more on IMDbPro »
See full technical specs »
Details
Country:
FinlandLanguage:
FinnishRelease Date:
17 February 2012 (Finland) See more »Also Known As:
Egyszer régen, Északon See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
EUR1,670,000 (estimated)Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$1,721,942Company Credits
Show more on
IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Color:
ColorAspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1Contribute to This Page
On IMDb TV, you can catch Hollywood hits and popular TV series at no cost. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free!
Finland has often had something of a rebellious attitude against government and law, stemming from our history of being forced under one foreign king or another. Thus, when the so called puukkojunkkarit (literally knife rebels, though it's a loose translation) started fighting against common laws, causing general chaos, crashing social events and outright murdering people in the 19th century, they actually received respect for it. Sure, they were feared and people tried to stop them, but they gathered a lot of followers and admirers as well.
Härmä is a story about them, and about the people that suffered from their attitude. It doesn't really go too deep into the reasons why they saw fit to terrorize their local community, rather it paints them as outright villains, while still giving them a lot of charisma and pull. This is pretty much Finland's best answers to gangster films, and it's not bad at all. The actors are all talented, with special shout-out going to Mikko Leppilampi as Esko Välitalo, the leader of the rebels. The production values are all very high for our country and the whole film has a great feel to it. The atmosphere is also carefully build and you feel for these characters.
My only real problems are that the story pretty predictable and I would have liked to see the rebels given a bit more depth. Not it left the impressions that they rebel because some people are simply born evil, which is a touch childish. Nevertheless, those two things don't take away from the entertainment value at all.
Härmä is one of the better Finnish films I've seen and a fine movie to check out if you'd like to see a slightly different gangster-style movie or if you're into period dramas.