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Helsinki Syndrome (2022)
Family man Elias Karo takes four journalist hostage at their newspaper’s headquarters, in a desperate attempt to get them to reveal the wrongdoing wreaked on his family during the 90's recession.
Writing:
- Miikko Oikkonen
Release Date:
Fri, Sep 02, 2022
Country: FI
Language: Fi
Runtime: 50
Country: FI
Language: Fi
Runtime: 50
Peter Franzén
Elias Karo
Oona Airola
Hanna Raivio
Taneli Mäkelä
Jarmo Kiiski
Laura Malmivaara
Anne Laukko
Antti Luusuaniemi
Tapani Kolehmainen
Tuulia Eloranta
Eveliina Puolakka
Marketta Tikkanen
Pollux
Tuomas Nilsson
Castor
Season 2:
Elias Karo's sons arrive at their father's hideaway to meet him in secret. The boys are followed by the police. Jarmo Kiiski launches an investigation to catch the fugitive. Hanna Raivio tries to verify the authenticity of a secret recording made in the 90s.
Activists in support of Karo attack the Parliament and detonate a smoke bomb. One of the radicals arrested by the police is the daughter of Jarmo, the head of the investigation. Detective Kolehmainen finds a clue in the video and Elias is forced to flee.
Hanna finds out who's on a secret recording from the 90s. Ristiniemi is taken to the dentist. Elias has a plan.
The deadline is tightening for the implementation of Elias' plan and retreating is no longer an option. The public debate about Elias' guilt is fierce.
Jarmo Kiiski tries to set a trap for Elias, with a net tightening around him on all sides. Hanna Raivio's article crosses the international news threshold. Hackers working with Elias are in danger.
Elias seems suicidal as he gives his last interview to Hanna. He misses his children. Everything seems to be over, but are things really as they seem?