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Vares: The Sheriff

2015, Finnish. Directed by Hannu Salonen.

Jussi Vares find two bodies of Turku outskirts of women, which has been shot in the head, and the man whose body is full of runes similar to the cuts, which suggest that the murder would have been part of the dark ritual. A year later, Vares is hired to investigate these homicides. Cable Wires take Varesta towards Turku underworld dominant invisible godfather, sheriff. Sheriff is the man whom nobody knows and we do not discuss. Vares drifts dangerously close to the "jury", the secret underworld lord clubs, the members of the human spirit is a cheap commodity. Rummaging through the case Vares get too close to the truth.

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1h 31m
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Released
7 January 2015
Original title
Vares – Sheriffi
Country
Finland
Written by
Hannu Salonen, Mika Karttunen
Budget
$1.5M
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What Vares: The Sheriff is based on

Vares: The Sheriff is based on The Sheriff, a 2012 novel by Reijo Mäki.

  • Novel · 2012

    The Sheriff

    By Reijo Mäki

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Watch Vares: Garter Snake (2011), Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men (2012), Vares: Gambling Chip (2012), and Vares: Tango of Darkness (2012) first, plus 4 earlier titles listed on this page.

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Vares: The Sheriff runs 91 minutes (1h 31m).

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Vares: The Sheriff isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 January 2015. (Checked 11 November 2026.)

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Who directed Vares: The Sheriff?

Vares: The Sheriff (2015) was directed by Hannu Salonen and stars Antti Reini, Jasper Pääkkönen, Jukka Puotila.

What is Vares: The Sheriff based on?

Vares: The Sheriff is based on The Sheriff, a 2012 novel by Reijo Mäki.

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