"Finland's first ever martial arts action thriller Layers of Lies boldly piles on virgin soil in the wake of JalmariHelander'sSisu's top success. Shuttling between Tehran and Finland, the film centreson close combat scenes based on the expertise of oriental martial arts. The plot, reminiscent of Liam Neeson'sTaken hits, revolves around Sam (Ramin Sohrab), a smoke-diving fireman who is betrayed and blackmailed, and his Finnish wife Emma (Jessica Wolff). When she disappears without a trace in a city of millions, Sam must take matters into his own hands -and use all means of force. Iranian-born Finnish director Ramin Sohrab's first feature-length directorial effort is punctuated by action sequences with a kinetic quality that is unique in Finnish cinema. The choreography is no match for his international peers, the physicality pushing the sweat droplets from the screen almost all the way to the audience."