THE KIDNAPPING OF A PRESIDENT

Feature fiction ’82

In 1930s Finland, a failed alcoholic officer and his band of far-right fanatics plot to kidnap the former president of Finland in a misguided revolution, sparking a darkly comic chain of events. Based on true events, this satirical black comedy explores the fragility of democracy.

Directed bySamuli ValkamaScreenplay byJohn Lundsten & Samuli ValkamaCo-productionTACK Films (Finland), Bionaut (Czech Republic), Münchhausen Films (Estonia)FundFinnish Film Foundation, Czech Audiovisual Fund, Netherlands Film Fund, Netherlands Film Production Incentive, Estonian Film Institute, Nordisk Film & TV FundDistributionGusto entertainmentSales agentLevelKCompletion2026IMDBwww.imdb.comTrailervimeo.com