People in the Summer Night
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A story set over one night in a small rural community we watch various relationships and actions among local people; these include birth, death, and conflicts fuelled by alcohol. The fates of various characters become interlaced over a long and light-filled summer night in the Finnish countryside. Lumberjacks, a deer-eyed young man Nokia, a family of poor farmers, a young girl and her lover. New life is born, old life dies, man is slain in his prime, and his widow continues her life.
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Eila Pehkonen
Helka
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Valentin Vaala
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Valentin Vaala Director · Lea Joutseno Screenplay Usko Kemppi Screenplay
First release October 9, 1948 · Produced in Finland · Original title Ihmiset suviyössä
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Suomi-Filmi
Production
Finland
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Original title
Ihmiset suviyössä
Original language
Finnish
Spoken on screen
Finnish
Release dates
Finland · October 9, 1948
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