Metsäjätti (Forest Giant)
2020
**½
Director: Ville Jankeri
Cast: Jussi Vatanen, Hannes Suominen, Sara Soulié, Anu Sinisalo, Tommi Korpela, Iikka Forss, Anna-Riikka Rajanen, Tomi Alatalo, Kuura Rossi
To secure a promotion at the forest company, Pasi is sent to his home town to improve productivity at the local plywood mill, which could affect the employment of his childhood friends. This sympathetic Finnish drama paints a cynical but very believable picture of the modern corporate world, where no profit is high enough. However, the film abandons realism somewhere along the way and the Hollywood ending feels compelled to solve all personal and professional conflicts. Based on Miika Nousiainen's 2011 novel.
