Lauri Törhönen
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Lauri Törhönen (born 16 August 1947 in
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) is a Finnish film director. He has directed 13 feature films including '' Tropic of Ice''. He worked in
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'' as the second assistant director: Finland (as Lauri Torhonen) and in '' Gorky Park'' by
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also as the second assistant director: Finland (as Lauri Torhonen). Törhönen worked as professor of film art in
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. In January 2018, the Finnish national broadcasting service
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published news of accusations of sexual harassment against Törhönen. The accusations were made by around 20 women, and contain events from the 1980s to the 2000s. Later Törhönen published a brief press release where he apologised his behaviour. In a television interview some weeks later he acknowledged some bad behaviour but denied any allegations of serious sexual harassment.Seksuaalisesta häirinnästä syytetty elokuvaohjaaja Lauri Törhönen Arto Nybergin ohjelmassa Ylellä: ”Siellä on ollut joku muu kuin minä”
''Helsingin Sanomat'', February 18, 2018.


Partial filmography

* '' The Undressing'' (''Riisuminen'', 1986) * '' Tropic of Ice'' (''Tropic of Ice – Jään kääntöpiiri'', 1987) * '' Insiders'' (1989) * '' Paradise America'' (''Ameriikan raitti'', 1990) * '' Abandoned Houses, Empty Homes'' (''Hylätyt talot, autiot pihat'', 2000) * '' The Border'' (''Raja 1918'', 2007) * '' The Girls of April'' (''Vares – Huhtikuun tytöt'', 2011) * ''
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'' (''Vares – Sukkanauhakäärme'', 2011) * '' Vares – Uhkapelimerkki'' (2012) * '' Tango of Darkness'' (''Vares – Pimeyden tango'', 2012)


Awards

* 2001 OCIC Award


References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Torhonen, Lauri 1947 births Living people Artists from Helsinki Finnish film directors