Story of Jari, a misfit and coward who, after hitting his girlfriend escapes to a fish factory in Norway. There he meets Heikki, who works for the same company. However, the violence follows Jon in Norway too.
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Cast
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Kari Väänänen
Jon
Known for
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
Drifting Clouds
Vesa-Matti Loiri
Heikki Öljynen
Known for
Master Cheng
Jaakko Pyhälä
Pia Tellefsen
Gunilla
Also in
Cross My Heart and Hope to Die
Byggmester Solness
Heikki Vuento
Reception clerk
Also in
Bad Luck Love
The Prodigal Son
Vesa Vierikko
Dietmar
Known for
The Match Factory Girl
The Winter War
Timo Torikka
Kittilä
Known for
The Winter War
The Other Side of Hope
Esa Pakarinen Jr.
Grieg
Also in
Histamiini – joulukalenteri
Koeputkiaikuinen ja Simon enkelit
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
Jon's friend
Known for
Hamlet Goes Business
Calamari Union
Nils Utsi
Raineri
Known for
Pathfinder
Randi Koch
Katrin
Also in
Little Ida
Søsken på Guds jord
Anne Beate Odland
Susanne de Wrees
Jaakko Pyhälä Director · Heikki Vuento Writer Antti Hytti Composer
First release February 25, 1983 · Produced in Finland · Languages Finnish, German, Norwegian
Production
Tambur
Production
Finland
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Original language
Finnish
Spoken on screen
Finnish · German · Norwegian
Release dates
Finland · February 25, 1983
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
July 1, 1983 · Moscow Film Festival
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