Farewell, Mr. President (1987)

Original title

Jäähyväiset presidentille

Directed by

Matti Kassila

Genre

drama film, action film, crime film, thriller film

Country

Finland

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

K-16

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A disgruntled waiter hatches a plan to assassinate the Finnish president. The film follows his preparation and the tension around the plot.

tensesuspensefulgrittydarkpsychologicaldeliberate-pacedglibunsettling

What happens

Farewell, Mr. President (or Goodbye, Mr. President; Finnish: Jäähyväiset presidentille) is a 1987 Finnish action thriller film directed by Matti Kassila and starring Hannu Lauri. It tells the story of a disgruntled waiter planning to assassinate the Finnish President. The film is based on a 1979 thriller novel of the same name by Pentti Kirstilä. Unlike contemporary Finnish films, the film is a thrilling film strongly influenced by post-classic Hollywood films. With a budget of more than FIM 3 million, the film once received little attention from viewers and its reception were mostly mixed. However, Hannu Lauri, who played the lead, was awarded the Jussi Award for his chilling performance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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