People in the Summer Night

A story set over one night in a small rural community we watch various relationships and actions among local people; these include birth, death, and conflicts fuelled by alcohol. The fates of various characters become interlaced over a long and light-filled summer night in the Finnish countryside. Lumberjacks, a deer-eyed young man Nokia, a family of poor farmers, a young girl and her lover. New life is born, old life dies, man is slain in his prime, and his widow continues her life.

• Valentin VaalaDirector
• Lea JoutsenoScreenplay
• Usko KemppiScreenplay
• Valentin VaalaScreenplay
• Taneli KuusistoOriginal Music Composer

• Eila PehkonenHelka
• Martti KatajistoNokia
• Emma VäänänenHilja Syrjämäki
• Eero RoineJalmari Syrjämäki
• Matti OravistoArvid
• Toivo HämerantaTeliranta
• Tyyne HaarlaMartta Teliranta
• Maija NuutinenOld lady of Teliranta
• Kaisu LeppänenSantra Mettälä
• Matti LehteläJukka Mettälä
• Tellervo NokelainenSelma Teliranta
• Erkki KalakariMatti Puolamäki