Dog Nail Clipper
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Bright young soldier Mertsi suffers a permanent brain injury in the Second World War. In the late 1940s he wanders around the Finnish countryside looking for simple work and relying on other people's help. A workmate, Ville, tells him about his clever Spitz dog back home and the problems with her overlong dew claws. Together with his helpful war buddy Eetvi, Mertsi joins a lumber camp in the middle of a freezing winter, tries hard but finds the work there too strenuous for his body and mind. While he still sees nightmares about the war, in the daytime he keeps dreaming and worrying about the dog...
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Peter Franzén
Mertsi Arhippa Vepsäläinen
Known for
Vikings
Meander
Taisto Reimaluoto
Eetvi Manninen
Also in
Kiimaiset poliisit
Karjalan kunnailla
Ahti Kuoppala
Ville Kuosmanen
Also in
Vain muutaman huijarin tähden
Simpauttaja
Ville Virtanen
Foreman Luti
Known for
The Glass Dome
Bordertown
Risto Salmi
Horseman Turpeinen
Known for
Big Game
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
Timo Lavikainen
epämukava Leinonen
Known for
Lapland Odyssey
Heart of a Lion
Leo Lastumäki
Kämppäukko
Also in
Lampaansyöjät
Viu-hah hah-taja
Simo Tamminen
Lääkäri
Also in
The Good Son
Kotikatu
Vieno Saaristo
Taimi Kuosmanen
Also in
Päin perhettä
Zombie and the Ghost Train
Hannu Virolainen
Asemamies
Also in
Karjalan kunnailla
Badding
Riitta Piironen
Opettajatar
No other roles listed
Seppo Timonen
Humu
Also in
A Summer by the River
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Markku Pölönen Director · Veikko Huovinen Author Vesa Mäkinen Composer
First release February 13, 2004 · Produced in Finland · Original title Koirankynnen leikkaaja
Production
Fennada-Filmi
Production
Finland
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Languages
Original title
Koirankynnen leikkaaja
Original language
Finnish
Spoken on screen
Finnish
Release dates
Finland · February 13, 2004
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No release date listed for United States.
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