Netflix has revealed the launch date and offered a first clip for the upcoming Finnish film Little Siberia, based on the novel by author Antti Tuomainen. Directed by Dome Karukoski, the film stars Eero Ritala, Malla Malmivaara, Martti Suosalo, and Tommi Korpela.
The project is produced by Ina Sohlberg for SF Studios and Mark Lwoff and Misha Jaari for Bufo. The first Finnish feature film on Netflix, Little Siberia will launch globally on March 21.
From the logline: "The everyday life of the small village of Hurmevaara is shaken when a meteorite falls through the roof of a car one night. According to the town's mayor, the meteorite is very valuable for the future of the slowly dying village. Joel, the village priest, and a veteran peacekeeper, ends up guarding the meteorite in an old museum before it is sent to London for a more detailed evaluation. But a precious meteorite gets a lot of attention.... While Joel protects the meteorite from both amateur and professional criminals, he tries to unravel an even greater mystery surrounding his own life."