Aapo

Jul 29, 1994

0h 55m

★ 5.0

Overview

Finland 1917. Aapo is a single peasantry who tries to live a good life before the finnish civil war begins.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

GNUfilms

Villealfa Filmproductions

Aapo Trailers

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Cast

Aapo

Taisto Reimaluoto

Kertoja

Esko Salminen

Lempi

Ulla Koivuranta

Volanen

Kai Lehtinen

Räsänen

Martti Suosalo

maanviljelysneuvos

Esko Nikkari

maanviljelysneuvoksetar

Merja Larivaara

puutarhuri

Jouni Salo

pehtori

Paavo Liski

Magnus

Juha Lampinen

Magnuksen sisar

Johanna Piiroinen

teloitettava

Njassa

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