Rahti

Rahti (Cargo), is a Finnish eight-part crime drama television miniseries, which was broadcast on Yle TV1 from 3 September 2021. The series is based on an idea by Matti Kinnunen, who is also the director and a scriptwriter. It was co-written by Veikko Aaltonen and Johanna Hartikainen. Filming began in 2020 but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Scenes were shot in Finland, Italy and Malta. Rahti was nominated for Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize for best screenplay of a Nordic drama series.

The main protagonist, Kiki (Evelyn Rasmussen Osazuwa), is an Eritrean refugee, who is fleeing local soldiers. On her journey to Finland, where her father Sammy (Alain Azerot) lives, she is separated from her husband Aman (Geoffrey Erista) and daughter Liah (Ariela Francis). In Finland, Riku (Johannes Holopainen) steals Sammy's van without knowing it has a refugee family hidden inside.

Plot
Kiki is discovered harbouring her deserter sister-in-law by authorities. Kiki and her family flee Eritrea. They head towards Finland, where Kiki's father Sammy lives. Sammy's van is stolen by scrap yard dealer Riku. Sammy hid Syrian refugees Bushra, Jawad and Rayan inside. Riku and his brother Joni house the refugee family. Kiki is separated from her husband Aman and daughter Liah as they leave Africa. Kiki travels across the Mediterranean Sea to Italy and thence to Germany. Sammy tracks down Riku and hires him to collect Kiki. Sammy is arrested for people smuggling. Human traffickers led by Sharif transport Aman, Liah and other refugees towards Finland. Riku brings Kiki to Finland. Aman drowns and Liah is taken by Sharif's associates Jorge and Yonah. Yonah is Sammy's nephew but he tells his girlfriend Barbara to take Liah to Sweden where she is sold online as "Lilly". Riku leaves seriously ill Rayan at a health centre, where they determine he requires a kidney transplant. Refugee lawyer Maria becomes Rayan's legal guardian. Bushra's brother Kamal approaches Sharif for money to fund Bushra. Sharif requires Kamal to take in unregistered refugees as boarders.

Cast and characters
Sources:
 * Evelyn Rasmussen Osazuwa as Kiki Selam: former Eritrean army staff sergeant, café owner; becomes a refugee
 * Johannes Holopainen as Riku Railo: scrap yard owner, car thief
 * Alain Azerot as Sammy: Kiki's father, Finnish resident, people smuggler
 * Oona Airola as Maria Korpi-Heikkilä: Refugee Protection lawyer
 * Amos Brotherus as Joni: Riku's younger brother, student
 * Yasmin Ahsanullah as Bushra Hanano: Syrian refugee, mother, held by Riku
 * Boodi Kabbani as Jawad Saleh: Bushra's husband, refugee, held by Riku
 * Jalal Hajali as Kamal Hanano: Bushra's brother, Maria's interpreter
 * Ona Huczkowski as Sarah: Aman's sister, army deserter, killed by soldier
 * Geoffrey Erista as Aman: Kiki's husband, dies by drowning
 * Ariela Francis as Liah / "Lilly": Kiki's four-year-old daughter, sold as Lilly by traffickers
 * Rufaro Rwambiwa as Yonah: Sharif's henchman, Kiki's cousin, killed by Jorge
 * Tommi Rantamäki as Petteri: Maria's husband
 * Janette Hirvonen as Jenna: Joni's love interest
 * Robin Kawa as Jorge: Sharif's henchman
 * David Kozma as Sharif: human trafficking crime lord
 * Ladwn Shakarchi as Rama Saleh: Bushra's daughter
 * Luka Pajuhi as Rayan Saleh: Bushra's son, left by Riku at health centre,
 * Emilia Neuvonen as Barbara: Yonah's girlfriend, works for Sharif
 * David Leguesse as Samir

Reception
Variety's John Hopewell described Cargo as "compelling, edge-of-the-seat series charting the desperate plight of illegal immigrants, in line with other taut social issue thrillers". Leena Reikko of Kulttuuritoimitus observed that Rahti, whilst well-made, did not address vital issues about human trafficking: "Some [criminals] move these people, some direct the cargoes that carry them. Who? They are not the guys who, in ports, shove those who have bought their voyages into unseaworthy vessels. Nor are the cargoes controlled by a long chain of petty criminals who get their own crumbs from this tray. However, someone is controlling this, and some are profiting from it."