Antti J. Jokine's 'Purge' Finland's Oscar Hopeful

Purge from director Antti J. Jokinen will be Finland's contender for the 2013 Best Foreign Language Film Oscar.

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Purge was produced by Markus Selin and Jukka Helle for Finland's Solar Films in co-production with Estonia's Taska Film. Laura Birn and Liisi Tandefelt star. TrustNordisk is handling international sales on Purge.

Finland has never won the Best Foreign Language Oscar and has only been nominated once: for Aki Kaurismaki's The Man Without A Past in 2002.