Does Hellsinki end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More sad than 75% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Hellsinki easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Hellsinki violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Hellsinki

Name: Hellsinki
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 2009
Duration: 136 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Samuli Edelmann, Peter Franzén, Pihla Viitala, Kari Hietalahti, Juha Veijonen

Happiness, jail or the grave?

Directed by Aleksi Mäkelä

Produced by Solar Films

2009136 min6.4 / 10

A gritty crime drama set in 1960s Helsinki that follows three small-time criminals as they navigate the brutal underworld of bootlegging, with the tagline's stark choice—happiness, jail, or death—defining the stakes.

In the mid-1960s, three small-time Finnish bootleggers seize control of their Helsinki neighborhood's black-market liquor business.

Clusters

Working-Class Loyalty and Betrayal Trapped by Fate, Undone by History Gangs and Militant Groups Thieves And Outlaws International City Settings

Genres

Crime Drama

Keywords

Helsinki, Finland Based On Novel Or Book Delinquent Gang Of Thieves

Questions people ask

Does Hellsinki end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is Hellsinki sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is Hellsinki scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is Hellsinki easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Hellsinki violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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