Veikko Aaltonen (born 1 December 1955) is a Finnish director, editor, sound editor, production manager and film and television writer and actor.
Biography Aaltonen was born in Sääksmäki. He began his career in the mid-1970s working as a sound editor on various films. Early in his career, he worked with Rauni Mollberg as co-writer on two of his films, Milka – A Film About Taboos (1980) and The Unknown Soldier (1985).
In 1987, Aaltonen directed his first feature film, The Final Arrangement (), which he co-wrote with Aki Kaurismäki, who also produced the film. Five years later, he directed a film that has been considered his primary breakthrough, The Prodigal Son (, 1992). Aaltonen was the first Finnish director to work on topics like pedophilia, Sadomasochism and sexual subjugation without credibility and morality.
Aaltonen has also made documentaries and directed TV series.
Partial filmography The Worthless (, 1982) – actor Crime and Punishment (, 1983) – editor The Unknown Soldier (, 1985) – co-writer (, 1992) – editor Our Father... (, 1993) – director, writer, editor Seasick (, 1996) – director, co-editor (, 1999) – director, editor The Earth (, documentary film, 2001) – director, editor, writer Working Class (, 2004) – director, writer, editor Trench Road (, 2004) – director, writer The Shepherds (, documentary film, 2005) – director, writer (television drama series, 2006) – director (television drama series, 2007) – director (television drama series, 2008) – director (television drama series, 2009–2011) – director (television drama series, 2013–2014) – director Rahti (2021) – writer
References
External links
Veikko Aaltonen: Filmography, The New York Times