The read
Critics rate it 31 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 8m.
Synopsis
A newly-married woman becomes frustrated as her husband, a reindeer herder for an Arctic village, spends much of his time away. Desperate for affection, she visits a shaman who offers a potion that makes her irresistibly desirable, with unexpected and deadly results.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 31 points higher than audiences do.
88 audience votes
Key crew
- Erik BlombergWriter
- Erik BlombergDirector
- Mirjami KuosmanenWriter
- Einar EnglundOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Mirjami KuosmanenPirita / Maarita
- Kalervo NissiläAslak
- Åke LindmanForester
- Jouni TapiolaNiila
- Arvo LehesmaaTsalkku-Nilla
- Tyyne HaarlaOlder Woman (uncredited)
- Kauko LaurikainenMan in Laplander's Hut (uncredited)
- Pentti IrjalaSpeaker (uncredited)
- Evald TerhoPirita's Father (uncredited)
- Heimo LepistöWealthy Man (uncredited)
- Aulis SilvonenReindeer Herder (uncredited)
- Eljas TainaReindeer Herder (uncredited)