Vares – The Girls of April
April is the cruelest month. Journalist Ruuhio hires Private detective Jussi Vares to make a story about missing girls.
Fifteen years ago in April, three university students went missing. To this day it remains one of the biggest mysteries in the annals of Finnish crime. All anyone can do is speculate; were the girls involved in an accident, were they killed, can they still be alive?
Private investigator Vares delves into the case to help his journalist friend, Ruuhio, and finds new leads that shockingly point at influential people. Set in the historical seaside city of Turku on the west coast of Finland, The Girls of April is based on a novel by Reijo Mäki, one of Finland’s best-selling detective writers.
REGULAR CAST
Jussi Vares – ANTTI REINI
Anna Huttunen – MARIA JÄRVENHELMI
Inspector Hautavainio – ILKKA HEISKANEN
Kyypakkaus – JASPER PÄÄKKÖNEN
Juhani Luusalmi – EPPU SALMINEN
Pastor Alanen – MATTI ONNISMAA
Reporter Ruuhio – MIKKO LEPPILAMPI
GUEST STARS
Tristan da Cunha – TAISTO OKSANEN
Gunnar – ISMO KALLIO
Sirkku Aaltonen – RIITTA VIIPERI
Anne Airismaa – MARJAANA MAIJALA
Kurt Metto – MIKKO REITALA
Karvanoppa – TUOMAS UUSITALO
Gianfranco – DAVIDE GIOVANZANA
Linnea / Teresa – MIIA LINDSTRÖM
Lissu – SUSA SAUKKO
PREMIERE
20.4.2011
DIRECTOR
Lauri Törhönen
PRODUCER
Markus Selin, Jukka Helle
SCREENWRITER
Katariina Souri
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Jari Mutikainen F.S.C.
PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Antti Nikkinen
COSTUME DESIGNER
Janne Karjalainen
MAKE UP ARTIST
Hannele Herttua
SOUND
Panu Riikonen
MUSIC
DJ Slow, Samuli Laiho
FILM EDITOR
Kimmo Kohtamäki
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Sirkka Rautiainen