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A story set over one night in a small rural community we watch various relationships and actions among local people; these include birth, death, and conflicts fuelled by alcohol. The fates of various characters become interlaced over a long and light-filled summer night in the Finnish countryside. Lumberjacks, a deer-eyed young man Nokia, a family of poor farmers, a young girl and her lover. New life is born, old life dies, man is slain in his prime, and his widow continues her life.
Keywords
based on novel or book
male homosexuality
lumberjack
Casts

Eila Pehkonen
Helka

Martti Katajisto
Nokia

Emma Väänänen
Hilja Syrjämäki

Eero Roine
Jalmari Syrjämäki

Matti Oravisto
Arvid
Toivo Hämeranta
Teliranta

Tyyne Haarla
Martta Teliranta

Maija Nuutinen
Old lady of Teliranta
Kaisu Leppänen
Santra Mettälä

Matti Lehtelä
Jukka Mettälä
Tellervo Nokelainen
Selma Teliranta
Erkki Kalakari
Matti Puolamäki
Eero Leväluoma
Constable

Kaarlo Halttunen
Doctor

Toivo Lahti
base farm host
Vilho Kekkonen
"gentlemanly" man in Mettälä
Hilma Salo
old granny on the road

Santeri Karilo
liquor dealer
Ale Porkka
the man of the cottage
Kerttu Pälvi
Emmi
Heikki Packalén
Selma's boyfriend
Tarmo Manni
Iivari Pietilä
Crews

Valentin Vaala
Director
F.E. Sillanpää
Novel

Valentin Vaala
Editor

Risto Orko
Producer

Lea Joutseno
Screenplay
Usko Kemppi
Screenplay
Evan Englund
Sound

Valentin Vaala
Screenplay
Taneli Kuusisto
Original Music Composer
Ville Hänninen
Production Design
Eino Heino
Director of Photography
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