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Born in Finland in 1957. Known by his irreverence, he is one of the most famous Finnish filmmakers. The 15th edition of the São Paulo International Film Festival has brought a retrospective of his work, screening the films “Crime and Punishment” (1987), “Calamari Union” (1985), “Shadows in Paradise” (1986), “Hamlet Goes Business” (1987), “Ariel” (1988), “The Match Factory Girl” (1989), “Leningrad Cowboys Go America” (1989) and “I Hired a Contract Killer” (1990). Some of his following films were also exhibited at the festival, among them “La Vie de Bohème” (1991), “Total Balalaika Show” (1993), “Drifting Clouds” (1996), awarded with the Audience Prize at the 20th Mostra, Juha (2000), “The Man without a Past” (2001), “Lights in the Dusk” (2006) and “The Other Side of Hope” (2017), winner of the Silver Bear for best director at Berlin International Film Festival.