Pikku-Siperia

I had indeed never heard about the 2025 Finnish movie "Pikku-Siperia" (aka "Little Siberia") prior to stumbling upon it by random luck. And with it being a movie that I hadn't already seen, of course I opted to give director Dome Karukoski's 2025 movie a fair chance.

The movie had promise, I will say that much. But writers Dome Karukoski, Minna Panjanen and Antti Tuomainen ultimately took the movie down a somewhat bland and monotonous road. It was a shame, because there was potential for much more to be enjoyed and experienced in the narrative. There just simply wasn't enough interesting things happening throughout the course of the movie, and that made for a rather prolonged and somewhat dull viewing experience.

Given my limited exposure to Finnish cinema, then I wasn't familiar with the majority of the cast ensemble. There was a single familiar face on the screen, and that was actor Rune Temte. The acting performances in the movie were good.

Visually, then the movie is not one that is particularly relying on special effects in order to tell its tale.

Watchable, sure, but hardly a noteworthy, mentionable or outstanding viewing experience. And it is definitely not a movie that I will return to watch a second time.

My rating of "Pikku-Siperia" lands on a four out of ten stars.