People in the Summer Night

A story set over one night in a small rural community we watch various relationships and actions among local people; these include birth, death, and conflicts fuelled by alcohol. The fates of various characters become interlaced over a long and light-filled summer night in the Finnish countryside. Lumberjacks, a deer-eyed young man Nokia, a family of poor farmers, a young girl and her lover. New life is born, old life dies, man is slain in his prime, and his widow continues her life.

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  Eila Pehkonen

  Helka
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  Martti Katajisto

  Nokia
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  Emma Väänänen

  Hilja Syrjämäki
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  Eero Roine

  Jalmari Syrjämäki
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  Matti Oravisto

  Arvid
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  Tyyne Haarla

  Martta Teliranta
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  Matti Lehtelä

  Jukka Mettälä
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  Kaarlo Halttunen

  Doctor
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  Santeri Karilo

  liquor dealer