The Missile

The Missile
Theatrical release poster
Finnish	Ohjus
Directed by	Miia Tervo
Screenplay by	Miia Tervo
Produced by	Daniel Kuitunen Kaisla Viitala
Starring	Oona Airola
Cinematography	Meelis Veeremets
Edited by	Antti Reikko
Music by	Lau Nau
Production companies	Elokuvayhtiö Komeetta Stellar Film
Distributed by	SF Film Finland
Release date	27 January 2024 (2024-01-27)(Göteborg)
Running time	114 minutes
Countries	Finland Estonia
Languages	Finnish, English, Sámi

The Missile (Finnish : Ohjus) is a 2024 Finnish-Estonian comedy-drama film written and directed by Miia Tervo. ^[1] Based on the true story of a Soviet missile that crashed at Lake Inari in 1984, the film stars Oona Airola as Niina, an archivist for the local newspaper who has just recently left her abusive husband, and finds new confidence and strength in both her career and her personal life as she becomes increasingly drawn into the newspaper's investigation of the incident. ^[2]

The cast also includes Pyry Kähkönen, Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Tommi Korpela, Jarkko Niemi, Emma Kilpimaa, Tommi Eronen, Ona Kamu, Sakari Kuosmanen, Milka Ahlroth, Kai Lehtinen, Turkka Mastomäki, Kari Väänänen, Sanna-Kaisa Palo, Tiina Tauraite, Minea Köngäs, Aatos Höglund and Oliver Heikkala in supporting roles.

Production

The film was screened in 2023 as a work-in-progress at the Helsinki International Film Festival's Finnish Film Affair, where it won the award for Best Fiction Project. ^[3]

Distribution

The film premiered on 27 January 2024 at the Göteborg Film Festival, ^[4] where Airola won the Dragon Award for Best Acting in a Nordic film. ^{[5] [6]}

It went into commercial release in Finland on 2 February 2024.

References

1. Marta Balaga, "Miia Tervo’s ‘Very Timely’ Comedy ‘The Missile’ Debuts Trailer as Picture Tree International Boards Film Before Göteborg Premiere". Variety , 9 January 2024.
2. Christopher Vourlias, "Finnish Director Miia Tervo’s Absurdist Dramedy ‘The Missile’ Takes Aim at Real-Life Episode of Errant Soviet Strike on Its Nordic Neighbor". Variety , 19 September 2023.
3. Mona Tabbara, "Finnish Film Affair 2023 applauds buzzy Nordic projects ’The Missile’, ‘Lovable’". Screen Daily , 22 September 2023.
4. Annika Pham, "Göteborg Film Festival Unveils Competition Lineup, Sets Sidse Babett Knudsen Honor and Thierry Fremaux-Ruben Ostlund Conversation". Variety , 9 January 2024.
5. Marta Balaga, "Ewan McGregor Starrer ‘Mother, Couch’ Wins Best Nordic Film at Goteborg Film Festival; Finland’s Oona Airola Nabs Acting Award". Variety , 3 February 2024.
6. Tiikkaja, Samuli (2024-02-04). "Oona Airola sai parhaan näyttelijän palkinnon Göteborgin elokuvajuhlilla" [Oona Airola won the Best Acting Award at the Gothenburg Film Festival]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 2024-02-19. Retrieved 2025-08-01.

External links

• The Missile at IMDb