Every Tom, Dick and Urpo

Sep 16, 2023

0h 15m

★ 0.0

Overview

A letter, received by the Finnish National Radio’s phone-in program, hopes that in this era of #metoo and many other well-meaning campaigns, attention will be drawn to an unpleasant phenomenon, the use of the name Urpo as a synonym for idiot. In this warm-hearted and humorous documentary, four men called Urpo gather to reflect on the meaning and impact of their name on their lives. Is the use of Urpo still decent in 2023?

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Documentary

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Napafilms

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Cast

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Urpo Kangas

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Urpo Kaarela

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Urpo Nylander

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Urpo Ari Kangas

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