Released Date:
2004-02-13
Languages:
Finnish
Countries:
Finland
Runtime:
105 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.8 (1176 Reviews)
Director:
Markku PèlènenGenres:
DramaVeikko Huovinen (novel)
Markku Pèlènen (screenplay)
Bright young soldier Mertsi suffers a permanent brain injury in the Second World War. In the late 1940s he wanders around the Finnish countryside looking for simple work and relying on other people's help. A workmate, Ville, tells him about his clever Spitz dog back home and the problems with her overlong dew claws. Together with his helpful war buddy Eetvi, Mertsi joins a lumber camp in the middle of a freezing winter, tries hard but finds the work there too strenuous for his body and mind. While he still sees nightmares about the war, in the daytime he keeps dreaming and worrying about the dog...
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