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The Mine

2016 · 1h 37m · Drama

A story worth a half billion euros.

A young and ambitious civil servant Jussi finds himself being in charge of the environmental permit of a huge nickel and uranium mine in Northern Finland. The Talvivaara mine, led by a charismatic globe trotting visioner Pekka Perä is introducing an entirely new method of collecting minerals whilst creating jobs in one of the poorest areas in Scandinavia. Jussi slowly discovers that he has been led astray by several people and that the new method has serious downsides he did not forsee. The mine is causing environmental hazards that are being hushed down. A new application for another permit is brough to his table by the same mine. Along with the application comes an interesting job offer and a chance of a new beginning. Jussi has to decide whether he will play along and if so, with whom.

Cast

• Joonas Saartamo as Jussi Karevuo
• Jani Volanen as Pekka Perä
• Peter Franzén as Raimo
• Saara Kotkaniemi as Ada Koljonen
• Elena Leeve as Eeva
• Leea Klemola as Talvivaaran talousjohtaja
• Pertti Sveholm as Eino
• Jussi Nikkilä as Kalle
• Pirjo Lonka as Hannele
• Minna Suuronen as Ulla Antikainen
• Kaija Pakarinen as Marja Riekkola-Vanhanen
• Carl-Kristian Rundman as Elias Ekdahl

Details

Director

Aleksi Salmenperä

Released

January 22, 2016

Runtime

1h 37m

Genres

Drama

Studio

Helsinki-filmi

Status

Released

TMDB score

6.8 / 10 from 20 votes