The Handcuff King
6.3
It is winter in the mid-1970s in Tornio, a village near the northern border between Finland and Sweden. Esko is a boy with a lot of problems. He has succeeded in getting on the wrong side of his gang.
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Cast
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Miikka Enbuske
Esko
No other roles listed
Emil Lundberg
Patrick
Also in
Seitsemän
Kites Over Helsinki
Heikki Hela
Eskon Isä Toivo
Also in
Kummeli
Kummeli Kultakuume
Maija Junno
Eskon Äiti Aino
Also in
Lehmän vuosi
Yövuoro
Arttu Kapulainen
Eskon isoveli Juhani
Known for
Sisu
Deadwind
Sulevi Peltola
Eskon isoisä
Known for
Deadwind
Lights in the Dusk
Ralph Carlsson
Patrickin isä
Known for
Millennium
The Ugly Stepsister
Lina Hofverberg
Helene
No other roles listed
Joe Hamari
Sauli
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Mikko Lamminen
Eskon kaveri
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Joonas Lipponen
Eskon kaveri
No other roles listed
Petteri Siimes
Eskon kaveri
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Arto Koskinen Director · Samuli Laiho Composer Hans Welin Cinematographer
United States release March 26, 2004 · Produced in Finland, Sweden · Languages Finnish, Swedish
Production
Kinoproduction
Production
Filmpool Nord
Production
MovieMakers
Production
Finland · Sweden
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Kahlekuningas
Original language
Finnish
Spoken on screen
Finnish · Swedish
Release dates
Finland · September 26, 2002
Premiere · Tornio
Finland · October 4, 2002
Theatrical
United States · March 26, 2004
Premiere · Cleveland International Film Festival
United States
April 1, 2004 · Premiere · Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival
Belgium
April 27, 2003 · Premiere · Brussels European Film Festival
Canada
April 1, 2004 · Premiere · ViewFinders International Film Festival for Youth
Denmark
October 2, 2003 · Premiere · Buster Children's Film Festival
Germany
February 12, 2003 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Indonesia
December 5, 2004 · Premiere · Jakarta International Film Festival
Singapore
January 16, 2004 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 31, 2003 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
May 9, 2003 · Theatrical
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