During the spring harvest, a strange man arrives in the village on the shores of Lake Pielinen, carrying a rifle and a backpack. He is a skilled worker, a ruthless talker, and a ladies' man. By the time the autumn snow falls, the village has changed. No one can quite figure out the man. He calls himself Simpauttaja. Based on Heikki Turunen's award-winning debut novel, the film is a tragicomic portrayal of rural change.
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Ahti Kuoppala
Simpauttaja
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Vain muutaman huijarin tähden
Dog Nail Clipper
Pekka Räty
Imppa Ryynänen
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Varokaa putoavia esineitä
Petos
Veikko Kerttula
Matti-Juhani Karila
Keijo Virtanen
Leni Katajakoski
Juuli Taivainen
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Opettajatar seikkailee
Viimeinen savotta
Kauko Nord
Esko Hukkanen
Kuuno Taivainen
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The Wrestler
Lehmän vuosi
Heikki Turunen
Raimo Väisänen
Anna-Maija Kokkinen
Marketta Willman
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The Year of the Hare
Laulu tulipunaisesta kukasta
Hannu Tyhtilä
Veikko Kerttula Director · Matti-Juhani Karila Writer Hannu Tyhtilä Writer
First release February 16, 1975 · Produced in Finland
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MTV
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Finland
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Finnish
Release dates
Finland · February 16, 1975
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