Synopsis
An earthy, naturalistically erotic and blood-soaked tale of young Martta's ill-fated affair with Oula, a womanizing reindeer herdsman in the Finnish Lapland of the late 1940s. When the 19-year-old girl turns up pregnant, her alcoholic father is outraged and a series of tragic events follows
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
27 audience votes
Key crew
- Pirjo HonkasaloScreenplay
- Panu RajalaScreenplay
- Rauni MollbergScreenplay
- Hannu SinnemäkiOriginal Music Composer
- Rauni MollbergDirector
Cast
- Maritta ViitamäkiMartta Mäkelä
- Pauli JauhojärviJuhani Mäkelä
- Aimo SaukkoÄijä Mäkelä
- Milja HiltunenAlli Mäkelä
- Sirkka SaarnioElina Pouta
- Niiles-Jouni AikioOula Nahkamaa
- Veikko KotavuopioKurki-Pertti
- Jouko HiltunenHannes
- Osmo HettulaPreacher
- Maija-Liisa AhlgrenAino Liinukorpi
- Kauko JauhojärviAntti Lanto
- Irja UusisalmiAnna Kurkela
Stills
Themes
based on novel or booklaplandreindeerfinland1940s