Dog Nail Clipper 2004 Directed by Markku Pölönen Koirankynnen leikkaaja

Bright young soldier Mertsi suffers a permanent brain injury in the Second World War. In the late 1940s he wanders around the Finnish countryside looking for simple work and relying on other people's help. A workmate, Ville, tells him about his clever Spitz dog back home and the problems with her overlong dew claws. Together with his helpful war buddy Eetvi, Mertsi joins a lumber camp in the middle of a freezing winter, tries hard but finds the work there too strenuous for his body and mind. While he still sees nightmares about the war, in the daytime he keeps dreaming and worrying about the dog...

Country Finland
Production Country Finland
Language Finnish
Spoken Language Finnish
Gnere Drama
Production Company Fennada-Filmi
Release Date 13 February 2004
105 mins
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Peter Franzén Mertsi Arhippa Vepsäläinen
Taisto Reimaluoto Eetvi Manninen
Ahti Kuoppala Ville Kuosmanen
Ville Virtanen Foreman Luti
Risto Salmi Horseman Turpeinen
Timo Lavikainen epämukava Leinonen
Leo Lastumäki Kämppäukko
Simo Tamminen Lääkäri
Vieno Saaristo Taimi Kuosmanen
Riitta Piironen Opettajatar
Aimo Räsänen Kuljettaja
Sami Haapala Tekomies
Reino Janhunen Tekomies
Tomi Kervinen Tekomies
Unto Kyllönen Tekomies
Heimo Kärnä Tekomies
Timo Laukkanen Tekomies
Lasse Palander Tekomies
Terho Turunen Tekomies
Seija Puhakka Kämppäemäntä
Sanna Ryhänen Aputyttö
Pentti Seutu Puomintekijä
Immo Kokkonen Linja-auton kuljettaja
Risto Höylä Kuorma-auton kuljettaja
Aimo Kääriäinen Konduktööri
Lauri Palosuo Suojeluskuntalainen
Anne Bäckström Mertsin tyttöystävä
Virva Hartikainen Eetvin vaimo
Elvis Laine Venäläinen tarkka-ampuja
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