One Half of Me

Mar 13, 2020

1h 44m

★ 5.4

Overview

Jaana is a restaurant owner and mother of two, who spends her free time riding. Jaana lives with her charismatic, but short-tempered partner Marko. Jaana's life changes in a flash when she becomes paralyzed in a serious accident.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Optipari

One Half of Me Trailers

Cast

Jaana Kivimäki

Olga Temonen

Marjut

Pilvi Hämäläinen

Teppo

Ville Myllyrinne

Marko

Sebastian Rejman

Andre

Mikael Rejström

Psychologist

Satu Silvo

Jaana's mother Helena

Riitta Havukainen

Officer Suokas

Anu Sinisalo

Elena

Hilma Temonen

Eevi

Helga Temonen

Young Helena

Inka Kallén

Jaana's father

Tommi Eronen

When Victor attempts to seduce Elena, all he gets for his trouble is a one-way, six-year ticket to prison, where he concentrates on strengthening his mind, his body... and his desire for vengeance on the man who put him there. After his release and still madly in love with her, Victor will stop at nothing to win her over even if means revenge, for Elena has married David, the cop who sent him to prison!

7.1

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7.5

Breaking the Waves

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7.1

Garden State

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Andrew returns to his hometown for the funeral of his mother, a journey that reconnects him with past friends. The trip coincides with his decision to stop taking his powerful antidepressants. A chance meeting with Sam - a girl also suffering from various maladies - opens up the possibility of rekindling emotional attachments, confronting his psychologist father, and perhaps beginning a new life.

7.6

The Sea Inside

Sep 3, 2004

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8.3

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

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6.4

Copying Beethoven

Sep 10, 2006

A fictionalised exploration of Beethoven's life in his final days working on his Ninth Symphony. It is 1824. Beethoven is racing to finish his new symphony. However, it has been years since his last success and he is plagued by deafness, loneliness and personal trauma. A copyist is urgently needed to help the composer. A fictional character is introduced in the form of a young conservatory student and aspiring composer named Anna Holtz. The mercurial Beethoven is skeptical that a woman might become involved in his masterpiece but slowly comes to trust in Anna's assistance and in the end becomes quite fond of her. By the time the piece is performed, her presence in his life is an absolute necessity. Her deep understanding of his work is such that she even corrects mistakes he has made, while her passionate personality opens a door into his private world.

5.9

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7.6

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5.4

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6.6

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6.8

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3.8

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8.1

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6.4

Sitcom

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7.0

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7.0

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4.5

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0.0

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6.2

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