Summary 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... View more details
Directed : Markku Pölönen
Written : Markku Pölönen Veikko Huovinen
Stars : Peter Franzén Ville Virtanen Taisto Reimaluoto Ahti Kuoppala
Genres : Drama
Release date : Feb 12, 2004
Countries of origin : Finland
Official sites : Official site
Language : Finnish
Filming locations : Eno, Finland
Production companies : Fennada-Filmi
Summary 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... View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Feb 12, 2004
Countries of origin : Finland
Official sites : Official site
Language : Finnish
Filming locations : Eno, Finland
Production companies : Fennada-Filmi
