Euthanizer is a violent Finnish summer noir. It tells a story of Veijo Haukka, a 50-year-old mechanic, whose second job is to put sick pets to sleep. Petri Kettu has a problem with his dog. He pays Veijo to do the job. The only problem is that Veijo doesn’t kill healthy dogs. Petri brags to everybody how he has killed the dog by himself. But a lie never lives to be old – the dog is happy and very much alive. Petri gets furious. He has paid for the killing and he won’t be happy until the dog is dead. He has to get his honor back.

Director’s Biography
Teemu Nikki was born in Sysmä, Finland. He has directed numerous shorts, music videos, and commercials, and made his feature debut with Simo Times Three (2012), followed up by Lovemilla (2015), based on the popular Finnish TV dramedy of the same name, of which he has directed number of episodes. The Euthanizer (2017) is his latest film.

Director : Teemu Nikki
Producer : Jani Poso
Cast : Matti Onnismaa, Jari Virman, Hannamaija Nikander, Pihla Penttinen, Heikki Nousiainen
Screenplay : Teemu Nikki
Cinematographer : Sari Aaltonen
Editor : Teemu Nikki
Music Composer : Kaukolampi / Puranen / KXP
Sound Designer : Sami Kiiski
Costume Designer : Sari Aaltonen, Teemu Nikki
Production Designer : Teemu Nikki, Sari Aaltonen
Production Company : It’s Alive Films
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Festivals:
Tokyo International Film Festival 2017
Toronto International Film Festival 2017
Original Title : Armomurhaaja
English Title : Euthanizer
Country : Finland
Language : Finnish
Year : 2017
Runtime : 85 mins
Colour : Colour

Director’s Filmography
Simo Times Three
Lovemilla

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