📜 Overview:
Based on a novel by the late Finnish writer Timo Mukka, this simple story focuses on what happens when Milka (Irma Huntus), a girl barely out of childhood, gets pregnant by Ojanen (Matti Turunen) a rustic fieldhand. Her own mother had been hoping to marry Ojanen, and her daughter's pregnancy turns their lives around. Set in the Lapp country of northern Finland, the scenery is breathtaking, made even more so by the isolation of the region. A sense of natural solitude is underscored by a slow-moving dialogue interspersed with long silences, and the connection between nature and the dialogue is underscored as the young Milka recites poetry while out in the countryside. The fate of Milka and her mother, however, is connected to the decision that Ojanen makes at the end.
🌏 Languages Available:
Finnish
📆 Date Released:
1980-12-19
⌚ Running Time:
110 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
5.8
Beloved Cast
Milka Sierkkiniemi
Irma Huntus
Anna Sierkkiniemi
Leena Suomu
Ojanen
Matti Turunen
Malmström
Eikka Lehtonen
Auno
Esa Niemelä
Villager
Hellin Auvinen-Salmi
Villager
Voitto Harju
Young Milka
Sonja Joensuu
Villager
Kerttu Juusela
Host of Laanila
Toivo Lampela
Villager
Jussi Lappalainen
Dean
Tauno Lehtihalmes
Hostess of Laanila
Sirkka Metsäsaari
Villager
Anna Pesonen
Villager
Eljas Siitonen
Ojanen's Woman Friend
Ulla Tapaninen
Villager
Toivo Tuomainen
Villager
Irja Uusisalmi