Pearls and Pigs

Pearls and Pigs

114 mins | Comedy | Aug. 29, 2003

When their bootlegging father ends up in jail, four twenty-something brothers need money to pay his debts to local crooks. Next, their 9-year-old half-sister is dumped on their doorstep by her prostitute mother. A karaoke set helps reveal that the little girl is quite a singer, just as a talent contest for children is coming up on national television offering more than enough money to the winner.

Pearls and Pigs

114 mins | Comedy | Aug. 29, 2003

Pearls and Pigs
When their bootlegging father ends up in jail, four twenty-something brothers need money to pay his debts to local crooks. Next, their 9-year-old half-sister is dumped on their doorstep by her prostitute mother. A karaoke set helps reveal that the little girl is quite a singer, just as a talent contest for children is coming up on national television offering more than enough money to the winner.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Talent House
Original title Helmiä ja sikoja
Directors Pia Rickman, Vera Airaksinen, Sara Norberg, Perttu Leppä
Writers Perttu Leppä

Cast

Mikko Leppilampi

as Läde

Laura Birn

as Laura

Amanda Pilke

as Saara

Unto Helo

as Timo

Timo Lavikainen

as Ruho

Outi Mäenpää

as Saara's Mother

Antti Reini

as Laura's Boyfriend

Tomi Salmela

as Limppu

Sakari Kuosmanen

as Lehikoinen

Matti Onnismaa

as Mother's Boyfriend

Risto Salmi

as Alko's Salesman

Sulevi Peltola

as Police Officer

Samu Saarelainen

as Police Officer

Kari Vetri

as Police Officer