Vares: Gambling Chip (2012)

Vares falls in love with a beautiful brunette - only to lose her in a horrible way. After dating Sole a few weeks, her body is found in a bird-watching tower.

Director:

Lauri Törhönen

Writers:

Mika Karttunen, Reijo Mäki (novel)

Stars:

Antti Reini, Minna Haapkylä, Risto Kaskilahti

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Antti Reini	...	Jussi Vares
Minna Haapkylä	...	Sole Sulavesi
Risto Kaskilahti	...	Timo Petterson
Ilkka Heiskanen	...	Komisario Markku Hautavainio
Sari Puumalainen	...	Suski Petterson
Kaarina Hazard	...	Selma Natunen
Jarkko Tamminen	...	Topi Penkki
Jevgeni Haukka	...	Stahanov
Jasper Pääkkönen	...	Kyypakkaus
Tommi Eronen	...	Keronimo
Maarit Peltomaa	...	Irene
Maria Järvenhelmi	...	Anna Huttunen
Eppu Salminen	...	Juhani Luusalmi
Matti Onnismaa	...	Alanen
Mikko Leppilampi	...	Ruuhio

Storyline

Jussi Vares gets briefly infatuated with Sole Petterson, a rich and capricious divorcee. But when her body is found hanging in a bird-watching tower, his self-assurance flies out of the window. Police investigations come to a standstill. Vares promises to help Timo Petterson solve the mystery of who wanted his sister dead. Sole's ex husband is the co-owner of a cat food cannery factory turned suddenly prodigiously rich. Before the convoluted scam reveals Vares its secrets, a lot of things happen. Influential people are seriously opposed to Vares nosing around those responsible of manipulating the names of a senior home elderly population. A gun-for-hire, Stahanov, gets an assignment. Timo finds his wife in the arms of a known banker, and while nurturing a desperate vendetta to get even, he ran across their bodies, shot at the bottom of an empty swimming pool. In the end the clues lead to a familiar person and more deaths are unavoidable. Assisted by his friend Marku, the police ...

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Plot Keywords:

police | death | hanging | fifth part | sex | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Shot simultaneously with Vares - Pahan suudelma, Vares - Huhtikuun tytöt, Vares - Sukkanauhakäärme, Vares - Kaidan tien kulkijat and Vares - Pimeyden tango.

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Connections

Follows Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men (2012)

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Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Finland

Language:

Finnish

Release Date:

16 March 2012 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Vares - Spelmarkern

Filming Locations:

Turku, Finland

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$677,482

Company Credits

Production Co:

Solar Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Color:

Color