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My Friend Henry
My Friend Henry

My Friend Henry

Genres

Drama

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When 12-year-old Elsi Björkman and her mother Paula return from a week's holiday abroad, Elsi immediately notices that someone has been in her room. She tells her mother about it, but she does not believe her. At the local supermarket Elsi meets Henry, who seems to spend his time returning shopping trolleys. Elsi does not know anything about the boy, who has an irritating habit of appearing from out of nowhere, only to disappear again, as if into thin air. Nevertheless, the children become friends.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Finnish

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

20 August 2004

Country

Finland

Cast

Ninni Ahlroth

Ninni Ahlroth

Elsi Björkman

Aleksi Rantanen

Aleksi Rantanen

Henry Heikkilä

Hellen Willberg

Hellen Willberg

Paula Björkman

Ylva Ekblad

Ylva Ekblad

Maj Heikkilä

Pertti Sveholm

Pertti Sveholm

Kalervo Heikkilä

Sointu Eloranta

Sointu Eloranta

Leena

Aino Koskenniemi

Aino Koskenniemi

Girl 1

Iiris Annala

Iiris Annala

Girl 2

Meri Kirjavainen

Meri Kirjavainen

Girl 3

Tiina Komulainen

Tiina Komulainen

Istuskelija

Nina Värikäs

Nina Värikäs

Terapeutti

Markku Ahlroth

Markku Ahlroth

Psykologi Seppo

Tanjalotta Räikkä

Tanjalotta Räikkä

Kasurisen äiti

Juha Svahn

Juha Svahn

Kasurisen isä

Venla Onnismaa

Venla Onnismaa

Kasurisen Katri

Riku Laine

Riku Laine

Kasurisen Jaakko

Katri Häkämäki

Katri Häkämäki

Rasinkankaan äiti

Karoliina Kairikko

Karoliina Kairikko

Rasinkankaan tytär

Hannes Suominen

Hannes Suominen

Taksikuski

Matti Viironen

Matti Viironen

Poliisi

Helena Neff

Helena Neff

Eila

Nina van der Pals

Nina van der Pals

Tilanomistaja

Matti Kallio

Matti Kallio

Mopomies

Aarre Stenholm

Aarre Stenholm

Pyöräilevä mies

Timo Hautamäki

Timo Hautamäki

Naapurin poika

Satu Sunikka

Satu Sunikka

Tuote-esittelijä 1

Suvi Sivuranta

Suvi Sivuranta

Tuote-esittelijä 2

Päivi Paldan

Päivi Paldan

Kassaneiti

Manu Havisalmi

Manu Havisalmi

Poliisi

Sami Ijäs

Sami Ijäs

Poliisi

Jani Jalkanen

Jani Jalkanen

Poliisi

Toni Jalkanen

Toni Jalkanen

Poliisi

Jere Pohjola

Jere Pohjola

Poliisi

Christine Viitala

Christine Viitala

Poliisi

Tapio Yliaho

Tapio Yliaho

Poliisi

Heikki Hämäläinen

Heikki Hämäläinen

Sukeltaja

Harri Mokkila

Harri Mokkila

Sukeltaja

Sakari Nieminen

Sakari Nieminen

Sukeltaja

Marko Palojoki

Marko Palojoki

Sukeltaja

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