August Fools

Oct 4, 2013

1h 44m

★ 5.1

Overview

An comedy set in 1960s Helsinki. The story revolves around Elsa, a resolute hatmaker who is in complete control of her life. Besides running her shop, she sometimes doubles as a fortune teller. When Jan, a Czechoslovakian jazz musician and Elsa's old lover comes to town to perform at a "peace and friendship festival", her well-organised life is jolted out of balance.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Kinosto

Pomor Film

Fog'n'Desire Films

Česká televize

Filmgården

August Fools Trailers

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Cast

Elsa Aho

Kati Outinen

Jan Novák, ”Delcos”

Miroslav Etzler

Minni

Elena Leeve

Adam Černý

Kryštof Hádek

Kansliapäällikkö Ståhl

Esko Salminen

Kaarina Suo

Laura Birn

Jalkanen

Tommi Korpela

Robert

Mads Sjøgård Pettersen

Rauhanmarssija

Antti Autio

Tohtori Borenius

Vesa Vierikko

Pavel

Denny Ratajský

Vaclav

Petr Stach

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