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Olli Saarela

Finnish film director · Finland · On the map · Directors · Born 1965 · age 61

Olli Juhani Saarela is a Finnish film director. He has directed films such as Ambush, Bad Luck Love, Rollo and the Woods Sprite and Year of the Wolf, which is based on a book written by Virpi Hämeen-Anttila. Ambush was entered into the 21st Moscow International Film Festival.

Olli Saarela is read about 2 times a day, in 6 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 13 June 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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A life in dates

2010Priest of EvilFilm, Director2007The Year of the WolfFilm, Director2001Jussi Award for Best DirectionAwardRollo and the Spirit of the WoodsFilm, 2001Director, Writer2000Jussi Award for Best DirectionAwardJussi Award for Best FilmAwardBad Luck LoveFilm, 2000Director, Writer1999AmbushFilm, Director1998Jussi Award for Best DirectionAwardJussi Award for Best ScriptAward1997LunastusFilm, Director, Writer1992Back to the USSRFilm, Postin asiakas1965Born11 March 1965

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Awards

Jussi Award for Best Direction2001
Jussi Award for Best Direction2000
Jussi Award for Best Film2000
Jussi Award for Best Direction1998
Jussi Award for Best Script1998

About this person

Country
Finland
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1965 · age 61

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