Aku Louhimies
Directing · Screenplay · Director · Producer
Born Jul 3, 1968 · Helsinki, Finland
Active 1988–present · Awards: Jussi Award for Best Direction, Jussi Award for Best Direction, Jussi Award for Best Script, Finnish State Prize for Cinema, Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Venla Awards
Aku Urban Louhimies (born 3 July 1968) is a Finnish film director, writer and producer. His films include Restless (2000), Frozen Land (2005), 8-Ball (2013) and The Unknown Soldier (2017).
Filmography
Lapland War (2026) — Director · Writer · ProducerUnknown Soldier (2017) — Director · Screenplay · ProducerChristmas Story (2007) — StoryRebellion (2016) — DirectorFrozen Land (2005) — Director · WriterThe Eternal Road (2017) — ScreenplayUnknown Soldier (2018) — Director · Screenplay · CreatorThe Wait (2022) — Producer · Screenplay · DirectorConflict (2024) — Director · WriterAttack on Finland (2021) — Executive Producer · DirectorIsänmaan toivot (1998) — DirectorThe Birdcatcher (2019) — Co-Executive ProducerNaked Harbour (2012) — Director · WriterVacuum-Cleaner Salesmen (1997) — Assistant Editor8-Ball (2013) — Director · Co-ProducerRestless (2000) — Director · Original StoryJuna (1996) — Director · Screenplay · EditorSirpaleita (1995) — Director · ScreenplayTears of April (2008) — Director · Co-ProducerOperation Omerta (2022) — DirectorThe Inheritance (2023) — DirectorMan Exposed (2006) — Co-Producer · DirectorFrozen City (2006) — Director · Camera Operator · Co-ProducerEsa ja Vesa – auringonlaskun ratsastajat (1994) — Odottava isä (uncredited) · Assistant Director