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Emergency Call – A Murder Mystery

Pekka Lehto
Screening time  
23.02. / Monday, 21:00 - 23:00 Theatre 1  
On a winter's night in 2006, in the western Finnish town of Ulvila, an intruder broke into the house where Jukka Lahti and Anneli Auer lived with their four children.

On a winter's night in 2006, in the western Finnish town of Ulvila, an intruder broke into the house where Jukka Lahti and Anneli Auer lived with their four children. While Jukka was being stabbed to death, a panic-stricken Anneli placed a call to emergency services – her call serves as the basis for this exciting thriller-like reconstruction. Years later, the case remains unsolved, making it one of the most bizarre murder mysteries in Finland’s recent history. Several detectives have been put on the case and taken off again, and experts from abroad have been brought in, all to no avail. The lack of tangible evidence leads to the extraordinary conclusion that the housewife must have been the perpetrator. What’s more, Anneli herself starts believing in her guilt and ends up in prison. Pekka Lehto doesn’t judge and takes no sides, but rather shows us how the case has developed over the years. He invites Anneli to speak, but we also hear from investigators, forensic experts and prosecutors.

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Pekka Lehto

Pekka Lehto has directed and produced over 20 documentaries and feature films that have been broadcast internationally, theatrically distributed and won many prizes. Ranging from dynamic dramas, political and human rights stories through to powerful portraits of unique personalities, his recent credits include: In the Shadow of Doubt (2010), followed by The Commissioner 2012.

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Finland, Germany
2014, 83', DCP

Directed by:
Pekka Lehto

Screenplay by:
Pekka Lehto, Mika Purola

Cinematography:
Hannu-Pekka Vitikainen

Edited by:
Jussi Rautaniemi, Matti Näränen

Producer:
Pauli Pentti

Produced by:
First Floor Productions Oy

Festivals & Awards:

IDFA 2014; DocPoint – Helsinki Documentary Film Festival 2015; Midnight Sun Film Festival 2014