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Aapo

Aapo

Genres

Drama

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Finland 1917. Aapo is a single peasantry who tries to live a good life before the finnish civil war begins.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Finnish

Runtime

55 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

29 July 1994

Country

Finland

Cast

Taisto Reimaluoto

Taisto Reimaluoto

Aapo

Esko Salminen

Esko Salminen

Kertoja

Ulla Koivuranta

Ulla Koivuranta

Lempi

Kai Lehtinen

Kai Lehtinen

Volanen

Martti Suosalo

Martti Suosalo

Räsänen

Esko Nikkari

Esko Nikkari

maanviljelysneuvos

Merja Larivaara

Merja Larivaara

maanviljelysneuvoksetar

Jouni Salo

Jouni Salo

puutarhuri

Paavo Liski

Paavo Liski

pehtori

Juha Lampinen

Juha Lampinen

Magnus

Johanna Piiroinen

Johanna Piiroinen

Magnuksen sisar

Njassa

Njassa

teloitettava

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