Working Title: COLD LAKE OF FIRE - A John Woo style action - Setting in Tampere Finland
Working Title: COLD LAKE OF FIRE Genre: Action / Crime Thriller Setting: Tampere, Finland — from the neon hush of Keskustori to the concrete sprawl of Hervanta , the smoke-soaked bars near Tammelantori , the steel-and-glass glare of Ratina , and the skyline spear of Näsinneula . Logline When rival gangs carve Tampere into war-zones, a haunted ex-cop tries to stop the bloodshed—only to discover the police are fueling it. As alliances shatter and betrayal spreads, every faction races toward a final, balletic gunfight where honor, greed, and corruption annihilate each other in pure cinematic chaos. Core Cast (clean, iconic, John Woo-ish archetypes) ALEKSI “ALEX” KIVI (35): Ex-cop, quiet, sharp eyes. Left the force after a partner “died wrong.” Carries guilt like a coat. SALLA SAARINEN (32): Undercover detective. Brilliant, cold-focus, moral spine—until the city bends it. CAPTAIN RISTO KORHONEN (50): “Respected” police leader. Actually the hub of the drug smuggling net...