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Leijonasydän

  • 2013
  • K-12
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
4K
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Leijonasydän (2013)
DramaRomance

Neo-Nazi falls in love with a woman who has a black son and finds himself fighting with conflicting feelings.Neo-Nazi falls in love with a woman who has a black son and finds himself fighting with conflicting feelings.Neo-Nazi falls in love with a woman who has a black son and finds himself fighting with conflicting feelings.

  • Director
    • Dome Karukoski
  • Writer
    • Aleksi Bardy
  • Stars
    • Peter Franzén
    • Laura Birn
    • Jasper Pääkkönen
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Dome Karukoski
    • Writer
      • Aleksi Bardy
    • Stars
      • Peter Franzén
      • Laura Birn
      • Jasper Pääkkönen
    • 13User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 3 nominations

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    Peter Franzén, Jasper Pääkkönen, Jani Toivola, and Yusufa Sidibeh in Leijonasydän (2013)
    Leijonasydän (2013)
    Dome Karukoski directing actors Jasper Pääkkönen, Peter Franzen & Timo Lavikainen in Heart of a Lion
    Dome Karukoski directing actors Peter Franzen & Jussi Vatanen in Heart of a Lion
    Teppo, Rhamadhani and Sari

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    Peter Franzén
    Peter Franzén
    • Teppo Salminen
    Laura Birn
    Laura Birn
    • Sari
    Jasper Pääkkönen
    Jasper Pääkkönen
    • Harri
    Yusufa Sidibeh
    • Rhamadhani
    Jussi Vatanen
    Jussi Vatanen
    • Kulmala
    Timo Lavikainen
    Timo Lavikainen
    • Olli
    Pamela Tola
    Pamela Tola
    • Tölli
    Mikko Neuvonen
    • Daniel
    Niko Vakkuri
    • Reko
    Jani Toivola
    • Salif
    Stan Saanila
    • Aleksi Rämö
    Juha Pursiainen
    • Isä
    Esa Muittari
    • Isä
    Janne Ravi
    • Rikas isä
    Jarno Jäppinen
    • Isä
    Mika Määttä
    • Isä
    Timo Mäkinen
    • Isä
    Jaakko Hämeenniemi
    • Isä
    • Director
      • Dome Karukoski
    • Writer
      • Aleksi Bardy
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      Perhonen
      Written by H. Saarniaho

      Lyrics by Tuula Valkama

      Performed by Paula Koivuniemi

    User reviews13

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    8/10
    Right way
    I can't comment on movies from Finnland in general or if there have been better ones in recent past than this one. But I can tell you, that this one is pretty damn good. And hopefully you're not offended by the "d"-word, because there's much worse coming your way in this movie. And while most of it could be viewed as borderline cliché and predictable as to were it is heading, the movie itself is able to not only get away with it, but be mesmerizing nonetheless.

    It's the central performances (which includes the kid) and also the sensibility with which the movie is handled by everyone involved. Unfortunately stuff like this happens in real life too and it's not just fiction. Is there hope though? For the character(s) involved and for us in general?
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    • kosmasp
    • Sep 23, 2015

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    • Release date
      • October 18, 2013 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • Finland
      • Sweden
    • Official site
      • Official website
    • Language
      • Finnish
    • Also known as
      • Lejonhjärtat
    • Filming locations
      • Kotka, Finland
    • Production companies
      • Film i Väst
      • Helsinki-Filmi
      • Kirkon Mediasäätiö
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    • Budget
      • €1,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,654,271
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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