Arto Halonen

 

Director

Filmography


Films by this director

A Patriotic Man

(Isänmaallinen mies, Finland, Croatia, 2013)

Directed by: Arto Halonen
PHOTOGRAPHY: Hannu-Pekka Vitikainen
Synopsis:

Fifty year old Toivo is not very lucky. He is unemployed and his marriage is on the rocks. One visit to the hospital and he will find out that he has special blood. His blood group 0 is very rich in hemoglobin and thus especially valued by sportsmen. That is why a Finnish Oliympic sportsman offers him a “job” of a blood donor for his team. At first, due his moral dilemma, Toivo rejects the offer, but after a few encouraging gifts and at his ambitious wife’s urge, he accepts

color, digital, 97 min
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