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Dog Nail Clipper (2004)

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...

  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Peter FranzénPeter FranzénMertsi Arhippa Vepsäläinen
  • Photo of Taisto ReimaluotoTaisto ReimaluotoEetvi Manninen
  • Photo of Ahti KuoppalaAhti KuoppalaVille Kuosmanen
  • Photo of Ville VirtanenVille VirtanenForeman Luti
  • Photo of Risto SalmiRisto SalmiHorseman Turpeinen
  • Photo of Timo LavikainenTimo Lavikainenepämukava Leinonen
  • Photo of Leo LastumäkiLeo LastumäkiKämppäukko
  • Photo of Simo TamminenSimo TamminenLääkäri
  • Photo of Vieno SaaristoVieno SaaristoTaimi Kuosmanen
  • Photo of Hannu VirolainenHannu VirolainenAsemamies

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