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People in the Summer Night

1948 1 hour 6 minutes
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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.

Released

9th October 1948

77 years ago

Runtime

1 hour 6 minutes

Finishes at 2:42am

Ratings and awards

4 wins

  • IMDB Logo

    6.6/10

  • TMDb Logo

    60%

  • FilmFlow Logo

    63%

Directed by

Valentin Vaala

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Written by

Lea Joutseno, Usko Kemppi, Valentin Vaala

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