Release Date

13 Feb, 2004

Runtime

01:45: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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...

Original Title

Koirankynnen leikkaaja

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Actors

Peter Franzén

Taisto Reimaluoto

Ahti Kuoppala

Ville Virtanen

Risto Salmi

Timo Lavikainen

Leo Lastumäki

Simo Tamminen

Vieno Saaristo

Hannu Virolainen

Riitta Piironen

Seppo Timonen

Aimo Räsänen

Sami Haapala

Reino Janhunen

Tomi Kervinen

Unto Kyllönen

Heimo Kärnä

Timo Laukkanen

Lasse Palander

Jaakko Saaristo

Crew

Markku Pölönen

Riitta-Leena Norberg

Minna Santakari

Olli Pärnänen

Jari Innanen

Heikki Innanen

Pirjo Laivuori

Tazu Ovaska

Pentti Keskimäki

Jari Innanen

Heikki Innanen

Vesa Mäkinen

Harri Laakso

Anni Pänkäälä