The read
It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
Arvo Raitamo, a surgeon from Helsinki, is focused on his career. At home, his wife, who suffers from loneliness with their young son, is kept company by Rolf Brenner, an engineer known as a ladies' man. When the family's son dies in an accident, Arvo, broken with grief, flees to the wilderness of Lapland, where he collapses in the snow. Arvo is saved by the folk healer Aslak and his niece Maaret. Maaret falls in love with Arvo, but Arvo cannot escape his past for long.
Ratings
IMDb5.4/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Usko KemppiScreenplay
- Tauno PylkkänenOriginal Music Composer
- Valentin VaalaDirector
Cast
- Eila PehkonenMaaret Oijusvuoma
- Hilkka HelinäAnnele Raitamo
- Olavi ReimasDr. Arvo Raitamo
- William MarkusRolf Brenner
- Sakari JurkkaMattis-Niila
- Ale PorkkaAslak
- Ester LindgrenElle
- Jouko HälväJouni
- Emma VäänänenKekke Petäjä
- Pentti ViljanenJalle Petäjä
- Aku PeltonenSusi-Hulkko
- Maija NuutinenBritta-Kaisa