This week's films and series debut in Meänkieli

The first film in Meänkieli is coming to the cinema and Tina Fey and Steve Carell play the lead roles when the 80s film "Four Seasons" is remade in a new version on Netflix. Here are this week's films and series.

» Published: April 30 2025

This week's films and series debut in Meänkieli
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FILM (premiere 2/5, unless otherwise stated).

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The director Jon Blåhed's drama is based on the Korpelarörelsen, a revival movement that took hold in Tornedalen in the 1930s. The charismatic preacher Teodor (Jakob Öhman) convinces more and more people that his visions are signs from God, despite strong resistance from more established church leaders. This puts his wife Rakel (Jessica Grabowsky) in difficult choices. Finnish actress Alma Pöysti and rock star Markus Krunegård have supporting roles in the drama, which is the first major film in the minority language Meänkieli.

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The slightly flipped thriller "A simple favor" from 2018 became a cult film, and Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively are now back for the sequel, which premieres directly on the streaming service Prime Video. The mysterious Emily (Lively) is suddenly free, despite the long prison sentence she received in the first film, and is getting married on Capri. Against better judgment, Stephanie (Kendrick) goes there to be a bridesmaid. A fatal mistake, it will turn out. For soon, several deaths occur.

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Director Alex Garland's war drama takes place in 2006 and follows a few Navy Seal soldiers who, during the Iraq War, are suddenly attacked by the enemy and must try to survive until they can get reinforcements. Joseph Quinn, Charles Melton, and Will Poulter play the lead roles.

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Swedish cinema premiere for the Chinese film that won the Un certain regard prize at the Cannes Film Festival last year. Lang (Eddie Peng) comes home to his village in the Gobi Desert after serving a prison sentence. He tries to avoid being drawn into the mafia's clutches and helps his uncle take care of stray dogs. Lang develops a special bond with a very special dog.

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During four trips, one per season, we follow six old friends, three couples, as midlife crisis hits them all with full force. With all that entails of separation, illness, and general anxiety. Tina Fey, Steve Carell, and Colman Domingo are found in the star-studded cast of the miniseries, which is loosely based on the 1981 film of the same name, by and with Alan Alda. And the "M*A*S*H" star, 89, even makes a small appearance in the new series.

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