Life's Hardy Men

Life's Hardy Men

142 mins | Drama | Oct. 31, 1986

Portrait of rural life in 1920s Northern Finland. The film follows the early life of a boy called Kalle and his family in the shores of river Iijoki.

Life's Hardy Men

142 mins | Drama | Oct. 31, 1986

Life's Hardy Men
Portrait of rural life in 1920s Northern Finland. The film follows the early life of a boy called Kalle and his family in the shores of river Iijoki.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers National Filmi Oy, O. Y. Kinosto
Original title Elämän vonkamies
Directors Mikko Niskanen
Writers Kalle Päätalo, Maija-Leena Ervasti, Eero Marttinen, Paula Virras, Mikko Niskanen

Cast

Matti Kainulainen

as Hermanni "Herkko" Päätalo

Pirjo Leppänen

as Riitu

Teuvo Remes

as Kalle "Kassu", aged 7

Tapio Remes

as Kalle "Kassu", aged 13

Matti Tuominen

as Hiltu-Jakki

Timo Pylkkänen

as Arvi

Veikko Tiitinen

as Kontraatti Vääräniemi