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Mika's mother marries a man who is getting out of the jail. At the beginning everything seems to be all right. Mika leaves Oulu, an industrial city up in Northern Finland, to study in the capital, Helsinki. He does very well with his studies and also begins a relationship with the girl he knew already back in Oulu. Meanwhile the new husband reveals his true self - and all of a sudden things get very serious.

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Budget

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Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Finnish

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

4.333/10

Release Date

10 March 1989

Country

Finland

Cast

Ilkka Koivula

Ilkka Koivula

Mika

Jonna Järnefelt

Jonna Järnefelt

Ulla

Leena Suomu

Leena Suomu

Elli

Risto Tuorila

Risto Tuorila

Kurkela

Matti Viironen

Matti Viironen

Oskari

Paavo Takkinen

Paavo Takkinen

Näätämö

Heimo Koskelainen

Heimo Koskelainen

Asikainen

Kristofer Möller

Kristofer Möller

Peter

Minna Turunen

Minna Turunen

Annette

Arto Heikkilä

Arto Heikkilä

Pappi

Mikko Nousiainen

Mikko Nousiainen

Härkönen

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