Vares: Garter Snake

Vares: Garter Snake (2011) blends Crime, Action, and Drama elements. Top cast includes Antti Reini, Eppu Salminen, and Jasper Pääkkönen. The narrative builds around escalating stakes, urgent decisions, and action-driven momentum.

Actor: Antti Reini • Genre: Action movies

In the heat of the night, a man from faraway plays the piano. In the local hillside prison, a bitter double-crossed convict stares at the city life over the roofs. A revenge is brewing in his mind; the blood-thirsty killer prepares his escape. Vares gets a client who needs private investigations. Despite the beautiful wife, Vares smells a rat... In the middle of the summer night, a shot rings out. One life comes to an end and Vares finds changes in his assignment. The clues lead him to first-hand encounters and second-hand bookshops; a visit to the gym reveals a drug-smuggling route from Stockholm... Vares finds himself entangled in hot money and cool silk. In the background slithers a cunning garter snake.