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Twisted Roots
Twisted Roots

Twisted Roots

Genres

Drama

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In this stylish Finnish drama, the secrets and desires of a family can no longer be suppressed. Mikko turns out to have a hereditary illness. Since then he has been worried. How long can he continue to run the family business that he and inherited from his father, just like his illness? And how does he tell his teenage daughter and adult son that they might have the wrong genes? The imaginative eight-year-old Lumi, adopted from China, also cannot get away from her roots.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Finnish

Runtime

99 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

09 October 2009

Country

Finland

Cast

Pertti Sveholm

Pertti Sveholm

Mikko

Milka Ahlroth

Milka Ahlroth

Mirjami

Niko Saarela

Niko Saarela

Sakari

Emma Louhivuori

Emma Louhivuori

Pihla

Silva Robbins

Silva Robbins

Lumi

Johannes Holopainen

Johannes Holopainen

Kosmo

Vieno Saaristo

Vieno Saaristo

Mummi

Antti Litja

Antti Litja

Isoisä

Jarkko Pajunen

Jarkko Pajunen

Janne Savio

Meri Nenonen

Meri Nenonen

Marlene

Mohamed Sharif El Bouari

Mohamed Sharif El Bouari

Neurologi

Leo Leppäaho

Leo Leppäaho

Jesse

Yan Ming Li

Yan Ming Li

Naapuripariskunta

Geng Sheng Liang

Geng Sheng Liang

Naapuripariskunta

Uuna Saarela

Uuna Saarela

Valokuvan tyttö

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