| Hellsinki | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Aleksi Mäkelä |
| Produced by | Jukka Helle Markus Selin |
| Screenplay by | Marko Leino |
| Based on | Rööperi – rikoksen vuodet 1955–2005 by Harri Nykänen Tom Sjöberg |
| Starring | Samuli Edelmann Peter Franzén Pihla Viitala Kari Hietalahti Juha Veijonen Jasper Pääkkönen |
| Music by | Kalle Chydenius |
| Cinematography | Pini Hellstedt |
| Editing by | Kimmo Taavila |
| Studio | Solar Films |
| Distributed by | Nordisk Film |
| Release date(s) | January 9, 2009 (Finland) |
| Running time | 133 minutes |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
| Budget | €1,700,000[1] |
| Box office | €2,191,299[2] |
Hellsinki (Finnish: Rööperi) is a 2009 Finnish film directed by Aleksi Mäkelä. The film is based on the novel Rööperi – rikoksen vuodet 1955–2005 by Harri Nykänen and Tom Sjöberg.[3] Hellsinki follows the journey of two criminals, Tomppa and Krisu, in Punavuori (in slang Rööperi), a neighbourhood in Helsinki, from the mid-1960s to the late 1970s.[1]