Markus Lehmusruusu’s Finnish Oscar Entry ‘The Squirrel’ Earns Aki Kaurismäki’s Stamp of Approval: ‘He Said It’s Like ‘2001: A Space Odyssey,’ but Better Because It’s Full of Humanism’0

• Aki Kaurismäki, Arts & Entertainment, CoECI News, Entertainment, Finnish Film Affair, Gaming News Roundup, Gear / Gear News and Events, Gear / Products / Lifestyle, Global, Global Precipitation, global warming, globalstar, Home, House, LIFESTYLE, Markets & Festivals, Markus Lehmusruusu, Media & Entertainment, Netflix, News, newsletter, Newsletters, Nexstar Media Wire News, People News, Photovogue / Editorial / News, Politics / Politics News, Property / News, Reviews, reviews-rit-ads, Security / Security News, shop, Shop Beauty, Shopping, starlink, Surface Water, The Squirrel, trending-uk, WORLD, World / Middle East
• September 16, 2026

Markus Lehmusruusu’s futuristic drama “The Squirrel” has just been selected as the Finnish Oscar submission, and it already has a notable fan. “Aki Kaurismäki called it a masterpiece. He said it was like ‘2001: A Space Odyssey,’ but better because it’s full of humanism. I really loved that,” the director tells Variety. “I hope that