Synopsis
Two 9-year-old boys, Jontti and Länki, grow up in a Finnish seaside town in the 1960s. Länki's biggest dream is to run away on a ship to the sea where his father is rumoured to have died. Jontti too must discover that his father is not what he appears to be. When his dad moves away with another woman, Jontti is determined to win him back.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Matti IjäsDirector
- Eero OjanenOriginal Music Composer
- Matti IjäsWriter
Cast
- Martti SuosaloRisto Putkonen, "Ripa", Jontin isä
- Walter GröhnJoonas Putkonen, "Jontti"
- Mikko VanhalaLänki Lehikoinen
- Turo RannemaPikkis
- Anni AsikainenEija
- Henna HakkarainenInkeri, "Inkku"
- Vesa-Matti LoiriHimanen, entinen merimies
- Sulevi PeltolaOpettaja
- Pirkka-Pekka PeteliusIlmari Lätti, parturi
- Bakary BarrowBothuhin
- Liisa KantokorpiVieno Carmen Putkonen
- Pirjo Luoma-ahoEijan äiti
Stills
Themes
childhoodchildhood friends1950s1960s