Friends, Comrades
5.7
The boisterous good humor of Jurmala, the nickel-mine owner, is, if anything, only barely dented by the raging battles in Finland before, during and after World War Two. In fact, everywhere he goes, he meets prospective customers on all sides of the conflict with his all-inclusive greeting "Friends, Comrades." Indeed, the resource he is wrenching from the earth's bowels is necessary to all forms of industrial activity, and is especially necessary for military applications. Thus, he has no reason to fear that he will ever run out of customers. This doesn't prevent him from using every possible means to entice them. At home, his relationship with his wife is not so prosperous, and they resort to some extraordinary means to try and keep on an even keel.
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Cast
70 people
Mikk Mikiver
Arno Jurmala
Known for
Dead Mountaineer's Hotel
Stina Ekblad
Lisa Jurmala
Known for
Wallander
Fanny and Alexander
Katinka Faragó
Rauni Mollberg
Also in
Tanssi yli hautojen
Saatana perkele helvettiin
Hannu Lauri
Jaunkahns
Known for
Crime and Punishment
Joni Skiftesvik
Paavo Liski
Kaakamo
Also in
The Unknown Soldier
Nollatoleranssi
Tuire Salenius
Ulla Kaakamo
Also in
Tankki täyteen
Vain muutaman huijarin tähden
Ilkka Rosma
Jopi Kaakamo (Young)
No other roles listed
Kare Eskola
Jopi Kaakamo (Adult)
No other roles listed
Tapio Aarre-Ahtio
Lisma
Also in
The Paradise
Mommilan veriteot 1917
Rein Aren
Igumeni
Also in
Russia Is Young
Pirates of the 20th Century
Rauni Mollberg Director · Joni Skiftesvik Writer Kari Rydman Composer
First release November 16, 1990 · Produced in Finland, Sweden · Languages Finnish, Swedish
Production
Svenska Filminstitutet
Production
Filmi-Molle
Production
Finnish Film Foundation
Production
Finnkino
Production · Distribution
Finland · Sweden
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Ystävät, toverit
Original language
Finnish
Spoken on screen
Finnish · Swedish
Release dates
Finland · November 16, 1990
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
January 26, 2002 · Febio Film Festival
Sweden
October 4, 1991
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