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The Raven's Dance

The Raven's Dance

Genres

Drama

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With a keen sense of visual beauty, director Markku Lehmuskallio has created a thought-provoking, aesthetic film about a married couple and an old man living in a remote part of Finland. The young husband goes out hunting but only to support himself and his wife, not to kill off hordes of animals. He sets traps, and that gets him in trouble with the police who proceed to ticket him for using the devices. The forest cycles themselves are intimated when an old tree is shown falling to earth -- perhaps a reflection on the old man's passing years. In contrast to these few people living off the land and basically keeping the ecological balance intact, a highway construction crew is shown at work felling trees. Soon the antagonism grows between encroaching civilization and the quiet life of the young couple and elderly man.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Finnish

Runtime

80 mins

Rating

5.1/10

Release Date

26 February 1980

Country

Finland

Cast

Pertti Kalinainen

Pertti Kalinainen

Petteri Jokiaho

Paavo Katajasaari

Paavo Katajasaari

Paavo, the Father

Hilkka Matikainen

Hilkka Matikainen

Hilkka Jokiaho

Eero Kemilä

Eero Kemilä

Forester

Mari Holappa

Mari Holappa

Neighbor

Heikki Holappa

Heikki Holappa

Neighbor

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