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Veikko Aaltonen
Veikko Aaltonen in 2013
Born	( 1955-12-01 ) 1 December 1955 (age 68) Saaksmaki , Finland
Nationality	Finnish
Occupation(s)	Director, editor, sound editor, production manager, film and television writer and actor

Veikko Aaltonen (born 1 December 1955) is a Finnish director, editor, sound editor , production manager and film and television writer and actor.

Aaltonen was born in Saaksmaki . He began his career in the mid-1970s working as a sound editor on various films. Early in his career, he worked with Rauni Mollberg as co-writer on two of his films, Milka ? A Film About Taboos (1980) and The Unknown Soldier (1985).

In 1987, Aaltonen directed his first feature film, The Final Arrangement ( Tilinteko ), which he co-wrote with Aki Kaurismaki , who also produced the film. Five years later, he directed a film that has been considered his primary breakthrough, The Prodigal Son ( Tuhlaajapoika , 1992). Aaltonen was the first Finnish director to work on topics like pedophilia, Sadomasochism and sexual subjugation without credibility and morality. ^[1]

Aaltonen has also made documentaries and directed TV series.

Partial filmography [ edit ]

• The Worthless ( Arvottomat , 1982) ? actor
• Crime and Punishment ( Rikos ja rangaistus , 1983) ? editor
• The Unknown Soldier ( Tuntematon sotilas , 1985) ? co-writer
• La Vie de Boheme ( Boheemielamaa , 1992) ? editor
• Our Father... ( Isa meidan , 1993) ? director, writer, editor
• Seasick ( Merisairas , 1996) ? director, co-editor
• Kiss Me in the Rain  [ fi ] ( Rakkaudella, Maire , 1999) ? director, editor
• The Earth ( Maa , documentary film, 2001) ? director, editor, writer ^[2]
• Working Class ( Tyovaenluokka , 2004) ? director, writer, editor ^[3]
• Trench Road ( Juoksuhaudantie , 2004) ? director, writer
• The Shepherds ( Paimenet , documentary film, 2005) ? director, writer ^[4]
• Uudisraivaaja (television drama series, 2006) ? director
• Sydanjaa (television drama series, 2007) ? director
• Harvoin tarjolla (television drama series, 2008) ? director
• Helppo elama (television drama series, 2009?2011) ? director
• Kansan mies (television drama series, 2013?2014) ? director
• Rahti (2021) ? writer

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• Veikko Aaltonen at IMDb
• Veikko Aaltonen: Filmography , The New York Times

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