The Woodcutter Story

Oct 7, 2022

1h 38m

★ 5.5

Hope is always an option

Overview

An open-pit mine is unearthed in an idyllic town in Northern Finland. A strange chain of dreadful events affect the life of Pepe, a kind and optimistic woodcutter. But no matter what happens, Pepe seems to be fine with it, as if he holds a secret of existence that is hard to grasp.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Mystery

Production Companies

Aamu Film Company

Keplerfilm

Beofilm

Achtung Panda!

The Woodcutter Story Trailers

Cast

Pepe

Jarkko Lahti

Little Tuomas

Iivo Tuuri

Tuomas

Hannu-Pekka Björkman

Irmeli

Ulla Tapaninen

Jaakko

Marc Gassot

Kaisa

Katja Küttner

Maija

Armi Toivanen

Buyer

Matti Onnismaa

Landowner

Wanda Dubiel

Pauli

Tomi Alatalo

Aimo

Omar Abdi

Helinä

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