An Eye for an Eye
4.7
Sisters Kiia and Eija moved away from the village of Pirunperä in Kainuu after their father committed suicide. Kiia has become a sculptor and is plagued by nightmares related to her home village. Kiia returns to her hometown to create sculptures for the local church. At the same time, she investigates her father's and her hometown's past.
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Cast
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Meri Nenonen
Kiia Saari
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Jani Volanen
Sulo Salo / Kalevi Salo
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Deadwind
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Jukka-Pekka Palo
Martti Saari
Known for
Shadows in Paradise
Ari Piispa
Kai-Petteri Korppi
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All the Sins
The Worthless
Ulla Uotinen
Maria Korppi
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Pakanamaan kartta
Syrjähyppyjä
Heidi Kiviharju
Sari Salo
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Pintaa syvemmältä
Varjo vain
Inga-Liisa Laukka
Martta-mummo
Also in
The Life of Aleksis Kivi
Nuoruuteni savotat
Johanna af Schultén
Eija Saari
Known for
Devil's Bride
Eeva-Liisa Haimelin
Siiri
Also in
The Man Without a Past
Uuno Turhapuro
Walter Gröhn
Pikku-Sulo
Also in
Blindfolded
Ronja Kåhre
Pikku-Kiia
No other roles listed
Nicole Henriksson
Pikku-Eija
Atro Lahtela Director · Pekka Karjalainen Composer Tahvo Hirvonen Cinematographer
United States release October 4, 1999 · Produced in Finland · Original title Silmä silmästä
Production
Talent House
Production
Finland
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Silmä silmästä
Original language
Finnish
Spoken on screen
Finnish
Release dates
Finland · September 18, 1999
Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
Finland · October 1, 1999
Theatrical
United States · October 4, 1999
Premiere · AFI Fest
United States
October 12, 1999 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 15, 1999 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
October 16, 1999 · Premiere · Los Angeles Film Festival
November 5, 1999 · Premiere · Hawaii Film Festival
January 21, 2000 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
February 27, 2000 · Premiere · Harvard Film Archive
March 23, 2000 · Premiere · South by Southwest Film Festival
September 8, 2000 · Premiere · Brooklyn International Film Festival
Brazil
January 10, 2000 · Premiere · Gramado Film Festival
Canada
September 15, 2000 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Sweden
September 21, 2000 · Premiere · Lund Fantastisk Film Festival
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