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The Tough Ones

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1999 · 105 min Drama Crime
6.1 / 10 · TMDB

The Tough Ones tells a story of two friends who have a hard time finding their place in the society. Antti and Jussi are released from jail. While they were doing time for bank robbery, the third man involved in the robbery, the one who was not convicted, has become a policeman. He tries to help his friends to settle into the small town in Pohjanmaa, but the boys start a black market liquor business instead. The road seems to lead back to the jail.

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Original Title Häjyt
Year 1999
Country Finland
Genre Drama, Crime
Director Aleksi Mäkelä
Runtime 105 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.1/10 (48 votes)

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Director Aku Louhimies constructs a bleak and inevitable descent, relying on the stark atmosphere of the Finnish hinterland to frame a story of cyclical failure. He explores his protagonists not as hardened criminals, but as men trapped by their past and limited by a society with no clear place for them.

What lingers after the credits is a raw, uncompromising feeling of futility and the chilling wind from the plains. A grim reminder of how easily the road can lead back to where it began. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Aleksi Mäkelä

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