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Kari Väänänen
Kari Kyösti Väänänen (born 17 September 1953 in Ivalo) is a Finnish actor and director. Domestically he is a member of the Ryhmäteatteri group of actors. He was introduced to international audiences by Aki Kaurismäki; and belongs to the list of his "trusted" stable of actors.
His most challenging role has been the eponymous mafia hitman of Rosso, for which he learned all his lines phonetically, without previously speaking a word of Italian. Kari Väänänen was featured in Star Wreck, a Finnish sci-fi parody where he played the Russian president. He also starred in Jim Jarmusch's 1991 film Night on Earth.
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The Missile
The Grump: In Search of an Escort
Fingerpori
Master Cheng
Ryhmäteatteri
Lapland Odyssey 3
Kiwi Christmas
Kajaani
Dirty Hands
We Are the Pirates of the Roads
Arne's Legacy
The Rise and Fall of a Friendship
Bohemian Eyes
Let My People Go !
Backwood Philosopher
The House of Branching Love
One Foot Under
V2: Dead Angel
Christmas Story
Rock'n Roll Never Dies
Onni von Sopanen
Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning
Honey Baby
Trench Road
Land of Love
Kymmenen riivinrautaa
Highway Society
Lakeuden kutsu
Bad Luck Love
Ambush