{{Short description|1996 thriller film}} {{Title language|fi}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2025}} {{Infobox film | name = | image = | alt = | caption = | native_name = <!-- {{Infobox name module|fi|Merisairas}} --> | director = Veikko Aaltonen | writer = | screenplay = | story = | producer = | starring = {{Unbulleted list|Bob Peck|Katrin Cartlidge|Peter Firth}} | narrator = | cinematography = | editing = | music = | studio = | distributor = | released = {{Film date|1996|df=yes}} | runtime = | country = {{Unbulleted list|Finland|France|Sweden}} | language = English | budget = | gross = | italic_title = no }} '''{{Lang|fi|Merisairas}}''' (English-language title: '''''Seasick''''') is a 1996 thriller film directed by Veikko Aaltonen and starring Bob Peck, Katrin Cartlidge and Peter Firth.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090129200935/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/523526 BFI.org]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://yle.fi/aihe/a/20-136921 |title=5.11. Kino Suomi: Merisairas |last=Hänninen |first=Harto |date=9 July 2015 |website=Yle Teema |language=fi |access-date=9 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/elokuva-arvostelu/art-2000002580941.html |title=Merisairas |last=Ylänen |first=Helena |author-link=:fi:Helena Ylänen |date=5 April 1996 |website=Helsingin Sanomat |language=fi |access-date=9 October 2025}}</ref> An English-language film, it was a co-production between Sweden, Finland and France. The screenplay concerns eco-terrorists who attack a ship carrying toxic waste.
==Cast== {{Cast listing| * Bob Peck – Captain Sebastian Belger * Katrin Cartlidge – Elena Polakov * John Castle – Chief Engineer Josif Mantz * Peter Firth – 1st Officer Roald Jensen * {{ill|Matti Onnismaa|fi}} – 2nd Officer Pavic * Sheila Gish – Martina Schaffer * Giles Thomas – 3rd Officer Lew Melik * John Bardon – Bosun Patrick Forget * {{ill|Ilari Johansson|fi}} – Radio operator Jimmy Perez * Claire Benedict – Cook Saba * Richard Kill – Seaman Giles * Antti Reini – 1st Engineer Tino Silenzi * Frank Boyle – Seaman Etkind * {{ill|Juuso Hirvikangas|fi}} – Seaman Juhani Turtola * Mikael Kerimov – Doctor Barnier * Clarke Peters – Radio reporter Pounds * {{ill|Jonathan Hutchings|fi}} – Snuff Rawlings }}
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==External links== *{{IMDb title|0117026}} *{{Elonet title}}
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Category:1996 films Category:1990s Finnish films Category:1996 Swedish films Category:1996 thriller films Category:Fiction about eco-terrorism Category:English-language Finnish films Category:English-language Swedish films Category:Films about maritime incidents Category:Films set on ships Category:Finnish thriller films Category:Swedish thriller films
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