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Vares: Private Eye is a 2004 Finnish crime film directed by Aleksi Mäkelä. It is based on the novel Keltainen leski by Reijo Mäki. The setting is Turku, a city on the west coast of Finland. It stars Juha Veijonen as private detective Jussi Vares who investigates a case involving a large amount of dirty money. The film is the first of eight films in the Vares series. The first sequel, V2: Dead Angel, was released in 2007.
Original Release
07/23/2004
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Juha Veijonen | Jussi Valtteri Vares / Jussi Vares |
| Laura Malmivaara | Eeva Sunila |
| Jari Halonen | Karl E. Miesmann |
| Markku Peltola | Luusalmi |
| Jorma Tommila | Antero Kraft |
| Minna Turunen | Ifigenia Multanen |
| Samuli Edelmann | Mikko Koitere |
| Pekka Valkeejärvi | Jari 'Hillosilmä' Munck |
| Kari Hietalahti | Tetsuo Sinkkonen |
| Jasper Paakkonen | Jarmo |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Juha Veijonen | Jussi Valtteri Vares / Jussi Vares |
| Laura Malmivaara | Eeva Sunila |
| Jari Halonen | Karl E. Miesmann |
| Markku Peltola | Luusalmi |
| Jorma Tommila | Antero Kraft |
| Minna Turunen | Ifigenia Multanen |
| Samuli Edelmann | Mikko Koitere |
| Pekka Valkeejärvi | Jari 'Hillosilmä' Munck |
| Kari Hietalahti | Tetsuo Sinkkonen |
| Jasper Paakkonen | Jarmo |
| Santeri Kinnunen | Touko Reiman |
| Heli Sutela | Liisa, Eevan ystävä |
| Georges Copeloussis | Gennadi Antipov |
| Mihail Jegorenkov | Sergei |
| Viktor Drevitsky | Juri |
| Jouko Klemettilä | Pappi |
| Pekka Huotari | Lehtosuo, saattovartija |
| Tommi Korpela | Uusniitty, saattovartija |
| Jussi Lampi | Pitkä mies |
| Niko Rajala | Pitkän miehen kaveri |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Jukka Helle | Executive Producer |
| Sedu Koskinen | Executive Producer |
| Jussi Salonoja | Executive Producer |
| Jukka Ylitalo | Executive Producer |
| Jukka Kujala | Producer |
| Markus Selin | Producer |
