# Merisairas

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{{Short description|1996 thriller film}}
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'''{{Lang|fi|Merisairas}}''' (English-language title: '''''Seasick''''') is a 1996 [thriller film](/source/thriller_film) directed by [Veikko Aaltonen](/source/Veikko_Aaltonen) and starring [Bob Peck](/source/Bob_Peck), [Katrin Cartlidge](/source/Katrin_Cartlidge) and [Peter Firth](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Helsingin_Sanomat) |language=fi |access-date=9 October 2025}}</ref> An English-language film, it was a co-production between [Sweden](/source/Sweden), [Finland](/source/Finland) and [France](/source/France). The screenplay concerns [eco-terrorist](/source/eco-terrorist)s who attack a ship carrying [toxic waste](/source/toxic_waste).

==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
* [Bob Peck](/source/Bob_Peck)&nbsp;– Captain Sebastian Belger
* [Katrin Cartlidge](/source/Katrin_Cartlidge)&nbsp;– Elena Polakov
* [John Castle](/source/John_Castle)&nbsp;– Chief Engineer Josif Mantz
* [Peter Firth](/source/Peter_Firth)&nbsp;– 1st Officer Roald Jensen
* {{ill|Matti Onnismaa|fi}}&nbsp;– 2nd Officer Pavic
* [Sheila Gish](/source/Sheila_Gish)&nbsp;– Martina Schaffer
* [Giles Thomas](/source/Giles_Thomas)&nbsp;– 3rd Officer Lew Melik
* [John Bardon](/source/John_Bardon)&nbsp;– Bosun Patrick Forget
* {{ill|Ilari Johansson|fi}}&nbsp;– Radio operator Jimmy Perez
* [Claire Benedict](/source/Claire_Benedict)&nbsp;– Cook Saba
* [Richard Kill](/source/Richard_Kill)&nbsp;– Seaman Giles
* [Antti Reini](/source/Antti_Reini)&nbsp;– 1st Engineer Tino Silenzi
* [Frank Boyle](/source/Frank_Boyle)&nbsp;– Seaman Etkind
* {{ill|Juuso Hirvikangas|fi}}&nbsp;– Seaman Juhani Turtola
* [Mikael Kerimov](/source/Mikael_Kerimov)&nbsp;– Doctor Barnier
* [Clarke Peters](/source/Clarke_Peters)&nbsp;– Radio reporter Pounds
* {{ill|Jonathan Hutchings|fi}}&nbsp;– Snuff Rawlings
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0117026}}
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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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