Lauri Törhönen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Lauri Törhönen

Finnish film and television director

Date of Birth: 16-Aug-1947

Place of Birth: Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

Profession: writer, politician, television director, film director

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Lauri Törhönen (born 16 August 1947 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish film director.
He has directed 13 feature films including Tropic of Ice.
He worked in Warren Beatty's Reds as the second assistant director: Finland (as Lauri Torhonen) and in Gorky Park by Michael Apted also as the second assistant director: Finland (as Lauri Torhonen). Törhönen worked as professor of film art in University of Art and Design Helsinki. In January 2018, the Finnish national broadcasting service Yle published news of accusations of sexual harassment against Törhönen.
The accusations were made by around 20 women, and contain events from the 1980s to the 2000s.
Later Törhönen published a brief press release where he apologised his behaviour.
In a television interview some weeks later he acknowledged some bad behaviour but denied any allegations of serious sexual harassment.