Movies and TvShows featuring "rural-police-chief" theme.

In a small town in the 1980s, a group of kids find themselves drawn into a world of supernatural horrors and a parallel dimension known as the Upside Down. With the help of a telekinetic girl with mysterious powers, they must uncover the truth about their missing friend and stop the malevolent forces that threaten their town.

The Tough Ones follows the story of a police chief in rural eastern Scandinavia who finds himself investigating a bank robbery and the missing loot. Along the way, he must confront his past as he reconnects with his ex-girlfriend, an ex-convict, and a bootlegger. The film explores themes of friendship, coming-of-age, and the consequences of carelessness fueled by alcohol. As the investigation unfolds, the police chief finds himself involved in fights and knife encounters, testing his resolve and determination. Will he be able to solve the case and come to terms with his own personal demons?

The holiday of Pharmacist Himanen and Lieutenant Paavo Kehkonen turns into a nightmare when they pick up Station Chief Viirimäki, who is in a hurry to get to work. Their boat engine dies and runs into the rocks, leaving them stranded on an island with no clothes. Posing as a woman, Himanen gets to know the police chief's daughter Alli, but as a result of coincidences and misunderstandings, the two men end up in jail, each suspected in turn of being a fugitive Vikström.

A middle-aged woman wants a child and starts to look for a suitable father when she doesn't succeed in the plan with her husband.

A story of an escaped convict and some funny side stories during the Finnish summer, some stolen clothes and some summer romance thrown in.

In 1850s Southern Ostrobothnia, the new county police chief angers the peasants with his arrogance, dishonesty and violent methods. Jussi, a young farmer, dares to stand up to the police chief. His courage makes on impression on the maidservant Liisa.

The main character is a miller, who sometimes acts strangely but is otherwise a goodhearted hardworking honest man. He sometimes keeps the villagers up all night by howling. Finally the villagers decide that the miller has to be committed into a mental hospital, where the hero does not have to spend too much time until he escapes. The miller takes to the woods near his home but there he is constantly harassed by the chief of the police with his posse.

Police chief Olavi, health nurse Liisa Niemi and photo reporter Takola are investigating the disappearance of a local girl.

Based upon the popular folk song, the film tells the story of two men who want to test the new Sheriff, who has new policies to put in place.

Summer night, fraying country idyll, motorcycle gang and a murder.

Based on a true story about the so called 1932 Horse Rebellion in Nivala, Finland. The decision to put down a sick horse owned by a poor farmer rises the farmers in open rebellion against the authorities.