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Mies, joka ei osannut sanoa ei

Mies, joka ei osannut sanoa ei

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Young priest returns from America to work in an old Helsinki neighbourhood with idyllic wooden houses. The shy but handsome bachelor is assigned the duty of marriage counseling but is soon overwhelmed by the ladies' romantic interest directed at himself. Trying to please everybody, he also creates confusion by taking both sides in the issue of whether to preserve the neighbourhood or to go along with the modernisation plans offered by property developers.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Finnish

Runtime

103 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

21 November 1975

Country

Finland

Cast

Antti Litja

Antti Litja

Aimo Niemi

Kirsti Wallasvaara

Kirsti Wallasvaara

Milla Kurki

Matti Ruohola

Matti Ruohola

Kauko Aaltonen

Jukka Sipilä

Jukka Sipilä

Renlund

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