Movies and TvShows featuring "periphery" theme.
Natalie, a small-town girl with big ambitions, and an equally big attitude, gets her first break in fashion, only to discover that her dreams come with a price to pay — in love, in her career and in her values — in this romantic comedy-drama set in the glamorous world of style and celebrities.
An amnesiac uncovering horrifying secrets about his life.
A police officer investigates a series of crimes in a small town in Northern Sweden, uncovering corruption and racism within the police force. The investigation leads him to confront his own brother and confront the dark secrets of the town's closed society.
Seven brothers takes place during ten years of the seven deadbeat brothers living with their mother in Jukola, Finland. After their mother's death the brothers are forced to change their lifestyle and try to become socially accepted citizens.
Northern small town girl, 18 year-old Henna is literally blinded by envy after stalking Silja, a girl moving from South and who seems to get everything Hanna dreams of. Diva of Finland is a story about rivalry between young women and getting over it.
A man living in a small town in Georgia, Europe, tries to make a living by trading various goods. He dreams of a better life and envisions himself as a successful entrepreneur. The film explores the challenges and realities of living on the periphery.
Poromafia is a crime saga tinged with black humor, centered on the internal power struggle of a family ruling the northern wilderness. The northern matriarch leaves behind an inheritance, which divides the family's lands among the family. However, the wills tear the family apart as buried secrets come to light.
Headstrong textile student Irina tries to overcome her problems by accepting a summer job offer from an isolated and offbeat village of Kyrsyä. As Irina begins to get a grip of herself, the harmless and offbeat hillbillies begin to reveal their true nature.
Docudrama about the Soviet occupation of a Finnish village in the fall before the Winter War.
Follows the life of a pauper child Vike Nilonpoika from the early 1900's to the 1960s. During this time he works as a lumberjack in Lapland after running away from the despotic master. He soon becomes familiar with hookers, card hustlers and alcohol.
A police officer with a traumatic past is called to investigate a homicide in a remote rural area. As he delves deeper into the case, he uncovers dark secrets and a web of police corruption. Haunted by his own demons, he must confront his past and navigate through the treacherous wilderness to solve the murder.
In 17th-century Pohjola, young Antti Puuhaara is looking for himself, because he has grown up with no knowledge of his childhood. Two actors, the tragedian and the comedian, who were banished from Tsarist Russia to Karelia, had predicted to the crooked merchant Markki Bohattov that Antti's fate would become intertwined with his own. When Antti falls in love with Bohattov's daughter Darja, the father has to arrange for her to marry the tar merchant Arho Mustahatu.
In this movie, a blind man seeks revenge on his brother who betrayed him, while also dealing with family legacies, love triangles, and a murder mystery.
Sunday in the Country is a crime drama thriller set in a rural setting. The peaceful and quiet day of a family in the countryside turns into a harrowing experience when a bandit arrives, leading to violence, murder, and torture. The family's grandfather fights back, taking matters into his own hands and seeking vigilante justice. With the periphery of the police officer and the law, the story explores themes of rural life, hicksploitation, and the generation gap.
It's almost Christmas but these three people are still on the road. The products don't sell, the car is a wreck and the weather is freezing. Moreover there is a problem: how to cope with an emerging friendship?
After the death of her brother, a woman returns to her small hometown in Northern Finland, where she confronts her past and uncovers a family secret. As she navigates the rural setting and deals with the loss of a loved one, she discovers the importance of nature, folklore, and her own mental instability.
The story of the first elections in Finland
In this gloomy scenario about Finland's upcoming membership in the European Union, the country has become a poor peripheral area plagued by energy shortages and civil wars. Escaping the city to his summer cottage with his children and a lady next door, a divorced university teacher is forced to pick up a young delirious woman from the roadside. He soon falls in love with her, only to find out she is a sought-after deserter from a violent guerilla army.
A film about Finnish artist Kalervo Palsa who was completely neglected by his peers and time