Dog Nail Clipper (2004)

  • K-12
  • 02/13/2004 (FI)
  • Drama
  • 1h 45m

Overview

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...

Markku Pölönen

Director, Screenplay

Veikko Huovinen

Novel

Cast

Peter Franzén's headshot

Peter Franzén

Mertsi Arhippa Vepsäläinen
Taisto Reimaluoto's headshot

Taisto Reimaluoto

Eetvi Manninen
Ahti Kuoppala's headshot

Ahti Kuoppala

Ville Kuosmanen
Ville Virtanen's headshot

Ville Virtanen

Foreman Luti
Risto Salmi's headshot

Risto Salmi

Horseman Turpeinen
Timo Lavikainen's headshot

Timo Lavikainen

epämukava Leinonen
Leo Lastumäki's headshot

Leo Lastumäki

Kämppäukko
Simo Tamminen's headshot

Simo Tamminen

Lääkäri

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