Biography
Veikko Aaltonen (born 1 December 1955) is a Finnish director, editor, sound editor, production manager and film and television writer and actor.
Aaltonen was born in Sääksmäki. He began his career in the mid-1970s working as a sound editor on various films. Early in his career, he worked with Rauni Mollberg as co-writer on two of his films, Milka – A Film About Taboos (1980) and The Unknown Soldier (1985).
In 1987, Aaltonen directed his first feature film, The Final Arrangement (Tilinteko), which he co-wrote with Aki Kaurismäki, who also produced the film. Five years later, he directed a film that has been considered his primary breakthrough, The Prodigal Son (Tuhlaajapoika, 1992). Aaltonen was the first Finnish director to work on topics like pedophilia, Sadomasochism and sexual subjugation without credibility and morality.Aaltonen has also made documentaries and directed TV series.
Filmography
all 35
Movies 28
Director 18
TV Shows 7
Writer 5
Narrator 1
Not Withholding Anything from You (2024)
Cargo (2021)
The Dinosaur (2021)
Ratamo (2018)
Black Widows (2014)
Kansan mies (2013)
Maailma on valmis (2012)
Harvoin tarjolla (2008)
Mother of Mine (2005)
Paimenet (2005)
The Working Class (2004)
Trench Road (2004)
Earth (1999)
Kiss Me in the Rain (1999)
Seasick (1996)
Kotikatu (1995)
Iron Horsemen (1995)
Our Father… (1993)
Kaksi vanhaa varasta (1993)
The Prodigal Son (1992)
La Vie de Bohème (1992)
Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers (1991)
The Winter War (1989)
Paper Star (1989)
Ariel (1988)
From Russia with Rock (1988)
Hamlet Goes Business (1987)
Tilinteko (1987)
The Unknown Soldier (1985)
Crime and Punishment (1983)
The Worthless (1982)
Jackpot 2 (1982)
The Saimaa Gesture (1981)
Milka: A Film About Taboos (1980)
Päivä ennen (1978)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1955-12-01 (68 years old)
Birth NameVeikko Onni Juhani Aaltonen
Birth PlaceSääksmäki, Finland
CitizenshipsFinland
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