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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.
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| Release Date | 1948-10-09 |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 1h 6m |
| Directors | Valentin Vaala, Eino Heino |
| Producer | Risto Orko |
| Writers | F.E. Sillanpää, Lea Joutseno, Usko Kemppi, Valentin Vaala |
There seems to be a implicit gay character. The cinematography by Eino Heino is excellent. The film offers a ‘warm-hearted and sensitive’ evocation of the ordinary but compressed for dramatic purposes.
— Thomcat