The read
It runs a compact 1h 6m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
13 audience votes
Key crew
- Valentin VaalaDirector
- Valentin VaalaScreenplay
- Lea JoutsenoScreenplay
- Taneli KuusistoOriginal Music Composer
- Usko KemppiScreenplay
Cast
- 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
Stills
Themes
based on novel or bookmale homosexualitylumberjack