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MediocreGoodWatch scoreSummary
Juha lives together with younger woman Marja. Juha loves her, but Marja seems to belong to somewhere else. Things get complicated when casanova Shemeikka arrives from strange lands and takes Marja away with him.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 64GoodWatch 47
IMDb6.4
Running time
1 h 55 min
A typical length for dramas, +6 min on the typical 109
typical 109115Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
1956
November 9, 1956
70 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Finnish
Original language
Made in
Finland
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
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Elina PohjanpääMarja
Eino KaipainenJuha
Veikko UusimäkiUhtuan Shemeikka- AMAnnie MörkJuha's Mother
Kerstin NylanderShemeikka's Mother
Assi NortiaAnja
Eila PehkonenKaisa (uncredited)- ESElsa SylvesterssonKaunotar (uncredited)
- SSSeppo SariolaHiilenpolttaja (uncredited)
- HVHannes VeivoHiilenpolttaja (uncredited)
- MAMatti AroHiilenpolttaja (uncredited)
Heimo LepistöHiilenpolttaja (uncredited)
Matti LehteläHiilenpolttaja (uncredited)- SKSeppo KarjalainenHiilenpolttaja (uncredited)
- ASArttu SuuntalaHiilenpolttaja (uncredited)
- EKEero KosteikkoUhtualainen (uncredited)
- MKMirja KaristoKesätyttö (uncredited)
- OVOuti VahteraKesätyttö (uncredited)
Tapio HämäläinenUhtualainen (uncredited)
Anton SoiniUhtualainen (uncredited)- OPOsmo PöntinenUhtualainen (uncredited)
- SSSeveri SeppänenUhtualainen (uncredited)
- AAAnja AstrénDancer (uncredited)
- SESaga ErikssonDancer (uncredited)
Directing · 3
- T.J. Särkkä Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer
- Sirkka-Liisa Carlstedt Script Supervisor
- Matti Aro Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Juhani Aho Novel
Production · 1
- Mikko Niskanen Location Manager
Camera · 7
- Osmo Harkimo Director of Photography
- Kauno Laine Director of Photography
- Keijo Heino Grip
- Kari Uusitalo Grip
- Pertti Seppälä Second Assistant Camera
- Erkki Tolvanen Grip
Editing · 1
- Armas Vallasvuo Editor
Sound · 2
- Tauno Pylkkänen Original Music Composer
- Kurt Vilja Sound
Art · 2
- Karl Fager Production Design
- Eka Karppanen Title Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- William Reunanen Makeup Artist
- Anna-Liisa Taivainen Hairstylist
Other crew · 1
- Elsa Sylvestersson Choreographer
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