The Surrealist and His Naughty Hand

Sep 12, 2014

1h 5m

★ 4.8

Overview

A film about Finnish artist Kalervo Palsa who was completely neglected by his peers and time.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

First Floor Productions

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Cast

Kalervo Palsa

Janne Reinikainen

Veli / Kit Carson

Antti Raivio

Isä / Intiaanipäälikkö

Markku Peltola

Maija

Maria Järvenhelmi

Äiti / Count Tott

Tiina Weckström

Mälli

Tuomas Uusitalo

Rural police chief

Aimo Räsänen

Puli Pehkonen

Tomi Salmela

Teacher

Margit Lindeman

Student

Jari Pehkonen

Student

Armas Baltzar

Dancer

Reijo Kela

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