Geography of Fear

Jan 21, 2000

1h 35m

★ 4.7

It's all about respect.

Overview

When her sister is mugged and raped, Oili, a young female forensic dentist, meets a group of abused women who have taken matters to their own hands to make the living in fear and just letting it happen stop.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Blind Spot Pictures

Geography of Fear Trailers

Cast

Oili Lyyra, oikeushammaslääkäri

Tanjalotta Räikkä

Maaru Tang

Leea Klemola

Eero Harakka, rikosetsivä

Kari Sorvali

Laura Lyyra

Anna-Elina Lyytikäinen

Saara Tanner

Eija Vilpas

Johan Ahlbäck, rikosetsivä

Johan Storgård

Kristiina Kukkonen

Kaarina Hazard

Riikka Malkavaara

Elsa Saisio

Johanna Louhimies

Irma Junnilainen

Leenakaisa Sukunen

Maaria Rantanen

Tarmo Lipponen, oikeuslääkäri

Heikki Nousiainen

Aaro Parkkinen, meritutkija

Sulevi Peltola

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