The read
It runs a compact 1h 7m.
Synopsis
Lauri Valjakka, a lecturer at the Department of Sociology, is thoroughly fed up with his family, whom he refers to as a "consumption unit," and his irritating, rigid wife. After a tedious train journey, Valjakka decides to leave his wife. He manages to escape to a station restaurant, where he meets an unusually honest man who has been abandoned and a straightforward woman.
Ratings
IMDb4.4/10
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Anssi MänttäriDirector
- Anssi MänttäriWriter
Cast
- Riitta HavukainenMarita Kunnas
- Paavo PiskonenLauri Valjakka
- Tiina BergströmMarianne Kunnas
- Tarja KeinänenUlla Valjakka
- Matti PellonpääHonest Man
- Benjamin OrozaPave
- Juhani LaitalaLauri's Old Schoolmate
- Jone TakamäkiYouth-worker
- Kirsi TykkyläinenWoman in Train
- Anneli KantoWoman in Train
- Vappu JurkkaMarita's Mother