The Fakir
Original title: Fakiiri
2006 · 13 min
Cast
Tommi Korpela Petri Manninen Jorma Tommila Onni Tommila
Credits
Written by: 
Jalmari Helander Juuso Helander
Music: Juri Seppä Miska Seppä
Produced by: Jalmari Helander Mika Orasmaa Ádám Vándor
Plot
The Fakir is fairy tale about the responsibility of ones life, and avoiding it.
Sinekatalog’s take
The Fakir (2006) is a Finnish short film directed by Jalmari Helander. It stars Tommi Korpela, Petri Manninen and Jorma Tommila. It runs 13 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (129 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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