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Virality (2017)

Set in modern day Helsinki, Finland, Virality portrays the lives of several main characters confronted with viral themes. The film links emerging viral aspects in our modern day societies, such as the spreading of news on the internet, with the viral nature of life itself, as in the storyline of a cancer patient being treated with virotherapy. Being primarily a crime film, the main storyline centers around a bitcoin heist that connects the lives of the main characters. Character storylines involve a young rapper searching for a breakthrough, a policeman who falls for an aspiring musician with a promising international career, a hacker choosing his own path and a cancer patient and a banker who reconcile ten years after the end of their marriage.

  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Frans IsotaloFrans IsotaloKari
  • Photo of Mika MelenderMika MelenderHarry
  • Photo of Visa SarparantaVisa SarparantaMika
  • Photo of Vili KorteniemiVili KorteniemiJanne
  • Photo of Anne PolviAnne PolviMaarit
  • Photo of Saga SarkolaSaga SarkolaSaana
  • Photo of Juho KeskitaloJuho KeskitaloRikollinen 2
  • Photo of Juha UutelaJuha UutelaRikollinen 3
  • Photo of Elli MaanpääElli MaanpääAsiakasneuvoja
  • Photo of Jessica WolffJessica WolffAnni

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