A Jellyfish Has No Heart

Jan 24, 2025

1h 42m

★ 5.0

Overview

The daughter of an alcoholic mother tries to improve her mother's life. However, the traumas of the mother are so great that the daughter's efforts to help only make the situation worse.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Optipari

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Cast

Silja

Helga Temonen

Minna

Olga Temonen

Lauri

Konsta Hietanen

Mirja

Eeva Eloranta

Pete

Elo Paulorinne

Hertta

Hilma Temonen

Joonas

Veetu Hietanen

Jussi Puhakka

Anna Pitkämäki

Rami Rusinen

Leena Ullman

Ulla Virtanen

Tatu Mönttinen

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