Legend of the Lake Bodom

Dec 18, 2006

1h 33m

★ 4.2

Overview

The Legend of Bodom is a figment of the imagination, but it takes place in a land that once existed - between East and West, on the front lines of the Cold War. It is Pentecost morning in 1960. Three young people are found murdered on the shores of Lake Bodom.

Genres

Crime

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Cast

Oiva Keto

Juha Muje

Ilmari Hallanheimo

Pekka Huotari

Irene Kottarainen

Niina Nurminen

Hans Asman

Kai Lehtinen

Tellervo Hool

Maija Junno

Nils Grönholm

Samuli Vauramo

Vieno Asman

Mari Rantasila

Presidentti Kekkonen

Pertti Sveholm

Boris

Jüri Lumiste

Medical Superintendent

Tapio Liinoja

Doctor

Jari Pehkonen

Nurse Haara

Kirsti Valve

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