1. Aku Louhimies was born on 3 July 1968 and is a Finnish film director and screenwriter.
16 Facts About Aku Louhimies
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Aku Louhimies has directed feature films, documentary films, commercials and music videos.
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Aku Louhimies directed and produced the 2017 war film The Unknown Soldier which is the biggest box office hit since 1955 in Finland.
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Aku Louhimies is fluent in English, Finnish, Swedish, and Spanish.
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December 2019 Aku Louhimies was promoted to an officer rank of Senior Lieutenant by Finnish Defence Forces.
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In 2017 Aku Louhimies directed a World War II Drama The Unknown Soldier that had its premiere October 27,2017 as a part of the official 100th anniversary of Finnish independence program.
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Aku Louhimies has directed several television projects, among others the multiple awards-winning television series Fragments.
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In 2023 Aku Louhimies directed The Inheritance for Channel 5, starring Gaynor Faye, Larry Lamb, Robert James-Collier, Jemima Rooper and Samantha Bond.
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In 2019 Aku Louhimies directed a season of an English language thriller series Rig 45 which aired in 2020.
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In 2016 Aku Louhimies made his international breakthrough by directing the serial drama Rebellion for Irish broadcaster RTE and Netflix, starring Charlie Murphy, Brian Gleeson, Ruth Bradley, Sarah Greene, Michelle Fairley, Niamh Cusack and Ian McElhinney.
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Aku Louhimies has directed short films, documentaries, music videos and commercials since 1995.
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In 2004, Aku Louhimies was elected Director of the Year by the Association of Finnish Film Directors.
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In 2012, Aku Louhimies accepted the role of jury member for the first Saint Petersburg international film festival and his film Naked Harbour was added to the festival's non-competition programme "Screenings in honour of filmmakers".
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In March 2018 8 Finnish actors came forward accusing director Aku Louhimies to have subjected them to demeaning tactics in the work.
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At the 2018 Jussi Awards during his acceptance speech, after receiving the Audience Award, Aku Louhimies thanked everyone, who had started the process to "air the movie industry".
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Aku Louhimies has responded to the accusations in his Facebook posts.