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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.

1948 |1h 6m |  Drama

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Cast

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Eila Pehkonen

Helka

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Martti Katajisto

Nokia

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Emma Väänänen

Hilja Syrjämäki

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Eero Roine

Jalmari Syrjämäki

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Matti Oravisto

Arvid

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Tyyne Haarla

Martta Teliranta

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Maija Nuutinen

Old lady of Teliranta

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Matti Lehtelä

Jukka Mettälä

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Kaarlo Halttunen

Doctor

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Toivo Lahti

base farm host

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Santeri Karilo

liquor dealer

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Status

Released

Language

Finnish

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