The Missile (2024)

Original title

Ohjus

Directed by

Miia Tervo

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

Estonia, Finland

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

12+

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A small-town archivist leaves her abusive husband and gains confidence investigating a mysterious Soviet missile that crashed into a lake in 1984. The film mixes humor with her personal growth as she becomes central to the news story.

comedichopefulupbeatquirkywarmmood-liftinglighthearted

What happens

The Missile (Finnish: Ohjus) is a 2024 Finnish-Estonian comedy-drama film written and directed by Miia Tervo. Based on the true story of a Soviet missile that crashed at Lake Inari in 1984, the film stars Oona Airola as Niina, an archivist for the local newspaper who has just recently left her abusive husband, and finds new confidence and strength in both her career and her personal life as she becomes increasingly drawn into the newspaper's investigation of the incident. The cast also includes Pyry Kähkönen, Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Tommi Korpela, Jarkko Niemi, Emma Kilpimaa, Tommi Eronen, Ona Kamu, Sakari Kuosmanen, Milka Ahlroth, Kai Lehtinen, Turkka Mastomäki, Kari Väänänen, Sanna-Kaisa Palo, Tiina Tauraite, Minea Köngäs, Aatos Höglund and Oliver Heikkala in supporting roles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

• Rolling Papers (2024)
• The Southern Chronicles (2024)
• Infinite Summer (2024)
• The Black Hole (2024)
• Jungle Law (2024)
• 8 Views of Lake Biwa (2024)
• Lioness (2024)
• Shadow (2024)