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A Summer by the River

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Original title

Kuningasjätkä

Year

1998

Running time

85 min.

Country

Finland

Director

Markku Pölönen

Screenwriter

Markku Pölönen

Cast

Music

Vesa Mäkinen

Cinematography

Kari Sohlberg

Producer

Fennada-Filmi

Genre

Drama | Small Town Life (Non-North American)

Synopsis

Topi's mother, who is also Tenho's wife dies and Tenho and Topi have to move out from the town because they don't have enough money to pay their rent. Tenho gets a job as a lumberjack (which by the way is the title in Finnish). The movie tells the story about Tenho and his 10 years old son who both have to grow up in the same summer.

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A Summer by the River

1998

Markku Pölönen