Almost 18

Mar 9, 2012

1h 52m

★ 6.2

Overview

Karri, Pete, André, Akseli and Joni dream, party, love and boast like only teenage males can. They're dealing with the same issues as every other young man — fears and hopes for future, disillusions and problems with parents.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Huh huh -filmi

Almost 18 Trailers

Cast

Karri

Henrik Mäki-Tanila

Karri's mother

Elina Knihtilä

André

Karim Al-Rifai

Max

Werner Lalli

André's mother

Mari Perankoski

Pete

Anton Thompson-Coon

Kiira

Elsa Pajanen

Pete's father

Hannu-Pekka Björkman

Pete's mother

Tarja Heinula

Akseli

Arttu Lähteenmäki

Akseli's father

Ilari Johansson

Akseli's grandfather

Esko Roine

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