Triangle of Hope – Short Films by Juho Kuosmanen

See three of Juho Kuosmanen’s charming short films in the scenic milieu of the Tampere Cathedral.

The short films by the Cannes award-winning director Juho Kuosmanen encapsulate his films' warm portrayal of people and hopeful optimism towards human nature. The short films Scrap-Mattila and the Beautiful Woman (2012), Moonshiners (2017), and A Planet Far Away (2023) show how Kuosmanen has grown as a director in the last ten years. Together, the films not only constitutes a unique whole but also a retrospective of the director's output.

Kuosmanen's silent films will be accompanied by live music at the Tampere Cathedral.

Tuukka Hämäläinen,
Tampere Film Festival

Language: Fin, Eng Duration: 60 min Age Limit: For All Ages

  • kalenteri-ikoni Fri 8.3.

  • kelloikoni 19:00

  • karttaikoni Tuomiokirkko

  • Vanha mies seisoo pöydän äärellä tupakka kädessään ja kaljapullo edessään.

    Romu-Mattila ja kaunis nainen

    Scrap-Mattila and the Beautiful Woman
    Director: Juho Kuosmanen
    Country: Finland
    Year: 2012
    Genre: Fiction
    Duration: 27 min
    Age Limit:

    Silent film about a sad man, who tries to find a buyer to his belongings and find acceptance to his existence.

  • Hattupäinen mies seisoo järven jäällä pitäen sylissään sikaa.

    Salaviinanpolttajat

    The Moonshiners
    Director: Juho Kuosmanen
    Country: Finland
    Year: 2017
    Genre: Fiction
    Duration: 16 min
    Age Limit:

    A new version of the first Finnish fiction film. Two moonshiners inherit some essentials for a good life: a moonshine wagon and a pig.

  • Hahmo vanhanaikaisessa kypärässä ja suojalaseissa lentää vanhaa lentokonetta, jonka kyljessä lukee Kosmos.

    Kaukainen planeetta

    A Planet Far Away
    Director: Juho Kuosmanen
    Country: Finland
    Year: 2023
    Genre: Fiction
    Duration: 17 min
    Age Limit:

    A Planet Far Away is an accompanied silent film about Marlanda and her little brother Maximilian. It is a story about the end of everything and peculiar ways of trying to cope with it.