Veikko Aaltonen

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Nationality Finnish Name Veikko Aaltonen		Role Director

Born 1 December 1955 Saaksmaki, Finland Occupation director, editor, sound editor, production manager, film and television writer and actor Movies Trench Road, Kiss Me in the Rain, The Prodigal Son Awards Jussi Award for Best Direction Nominations Jussi Award for Best Editing, Jussi Award for Best Documentary Similar People Rauni Mollberg, Eero Aho, Mauri Sumen, Eeva Litmanen, Kari Vaananen

Veikko Aaltonen (born 1 December 1955 in Sääksmäki, Finland) is a Finnish director, editor, sound editor, production manager and film and television writer and actor.

Aaltonen began his career in the mid-1970s working as a sound editor on various films. Early in his career he worked with Rauni Mollberg as co-writer on two of his films, Milka (1980) and The Unknown Soldier (1985).

In 1987 Aaltonen directed his first feature film, Tilinteko, which he co-wrote with Aki Kaurismäki, who also produced the film. Five years later he directed a film that has been considered his primary breakthrough, The Prodigal Son (1992).

Aaltonen has also made documentaries and directed TV series.

Partial filmography

The Worthless (Arvottomat, 1982) – actor

Crime and Punishment (Rikos ja rangaistus, 1983) – editor

The Unknown Soldier (Tuntematon sotilas, 1985) – co-writer

La Vie de Bohème (1992) – editor

Our Father... (Isä meidän, 1993) – director, writer, editor

Seasick (1996) – director, co-editor

Kiss Me in the Rain (Rakkaudella, Maire, 1999) – director, editor

Maa (2001) – director, editor, writer

Työväenluokka (2004) – director, writer, editor

Paimenet (2004) – director, writer

Trench Road (Juoksuhaudantie, 2004) – director, writer

Uudisraivaaja (2005) – director

Sydänjää (2007) – director

Harvoin tarjolla (2008) – director

Helppo elämä (television drama series, 2009–2011) – director

Kansan mies (television drama series, 2013– ) – director

References

Veikko Aaltonen Wikipedia

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