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Two 9-year-old boys, Jontti and Länki, grow up in a Finnish seaside town in the 1960s. Länki's biggest dream is to run away on a ship to the sea where his father is rumoured to have died. Jontti too must discover that his father is not what he appears to be. When his dad moves away with another woman, Jontti is determined to win him back.
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Two 9-year-old boys, Jontti and Länki, grow up in a Finnish seaside town in the 1960s. Länki's biggest dream is to run away on a ship to the sea where his father is rumoured to have died. Jontti too must discover that his father is not what he appears to be. When his dad moves away with another woman, Jontti is determined to win him back.
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Genre:Drama, Comedy
Written By:Matti Ijäs
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Runtime:91 minutes
Studio:Dada-Filmi
Cast
Matti Ijäs
Director
Martti Suosalo
Risto Putkonen, "Ripa", Jontin isä
Walter Gröhn
Joonas Putkonen, "Jontti"
Mikko Vanhala
Länki Lehikoinen
Turo Rannema
Pikkis
Anni Asikainen
Eija
Henna Hakkarainen
Inkeri, "Inkku"
Vesa-Matti Loiri
Himanen, entinen merimies
Sulevi Peltola
Opettaja
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
Ilmari Lätti, parturi
Bakary Barrow
Bothuhin
Liisa Kantokorpi
Vieno Carmen Putkonen
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