The Well
5.3
This very serious drama, based on a true incident, explores the unremitting labor which put a young mother living in rural isolation into the situation of being charged with having thrown her children down a well. Her husband is an unimaginative, work-obsessed man who cannot see that her constant hard work without any support or sympathy from anyone is driving the sensitive woman to consider suicide. When the loutish fellow discovers that his wife and three children are missing, he calls the police, and a manhunt begins. The police discover the oldest boy alive, and find that the mother tried to drown herself, but has survived. The two younger children remained missing.
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Cast
25 people
Merja Larivaara
Anna-Maija Laakso
Also in
Kiimaiset poliisit
Village People
Auvo Vihro
Matti Laakso
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Siperian Nero!
Sata lasissa
Liisamaija Laaksonen
Taimi
Also in
Black on White
Marja pieni!
Katariina Kaitue
Merja
Known for
Niko 2: Little Brother, Big Trouble
Martti Suosalo
Arvi Parikka
Known for
Deadwind
Fallen Leaves
Otto Hakala
Marko Laakso
No other roles listed
Ossi Hakala
Mika Tapani Laakso
Also in
Katharsis Oy
Dick Idman
Detective
Known for
Sauna
The Circle
Henriikka Salo
Attorney
Also in
The Collector
A Respectable Tragedy
Leif Lindgren
Young singer
Ludowica Eklund
Guard
No other roles listed
Cris af Enehielm
Gas station girl
Known for
Devil's Bride
Pekka Lehto Director · Outi Nyytäjä Screenplay Marja-Leena Mikkola Story
Budget $550K · First release September 29, 1992 · Produced in Denmark, Finland, Sweden
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Budget
$550,000
Production
Kinofinlandia
Production
Metronome Productions
Production
FilmTeknik
Production
Denmark · Finland · Sweden
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Kaivo
Original language
Finnish
Spoken on screen
Finnish
Release dates
Finland · September 29, 1992
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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