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Jari Juhani Halonen (born 30 September 1962) is a Finnish film and theatre director, writer and occasional actor. Known as a controversial and outspoken person, his films, such as '' Back to the USSR'' (1992), '' Lipton Cockton in the Shadows of Sodoma'' (1995) and '' The Christmas Party'' (1996), have garnered a cult following while also having been met with mixed reception by critics.


Selected filmography


As a director

*''Huolehtivainen rakastaja'' (1990) *'' Back to the USSR – takaisin Ryssiin'' (1992) *'' Lipton Cockton in the Shadows of Sodoma'' (1995) *'' Joulubileet'' (1996) *'' Aleksis Kiven elämä'' (2002) *'' Kalevala – Uusi aika'' (2013)


As an actor

*'' Vares – yksityisetsivä'' (2004)


See also

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Jumalan teatteri ( Finnish for "the theatre of God") was a Finnish avant-garde, radicalist group of student actors from the Helsinki Theatre Academy. The group was composed of and Jari Halonen, now directors, and Jorma Tommila and , now actors. Jumalan te ...


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* 1962 births Finnish film directors Finnish theatre directors Finnish male film actors Living people {{Finland-film-director-stub