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Psychiatric patient Elmeri knows about the existence of a gold treasure in Finnish Lapland, hidden there by his late father who somehow managed to capture it from withdrawing German troops on the last days of WW2. His openly gay nurse helps him escape from the mental institution, and the two men slowly find their way up north to reach the gold. On their way, the odd couple meets a cavalcade of even odder characters.
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Psychiatric patient Elmeri knows about the existence of a gold treasure in Finnish Lapland, hidden there by his late father who somehow managed to capture it from withdrawing German troops on the last days of WW2. His openly gay nurse helps him escape from the mental institution, and the two men slowly find their way up north to reach the gold. On their way, the odd couple meets a cavalcade of even odder characters.
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Genre:Comedy
Written By:Heikki Vihinen, Timo Kahilainen
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Runtime:96 minutes
Studio:Porkkana Ryhmä, Solar Films
Cast
Matti Grönberg
Director
Heikki Silvennoinen
Elmeri Hautamäki / Kyrpä Jooseppi
Timo Kahilainen
Dean "Dille" Kaakelberg / Erä-Jorma
Heikki Hela
Janne Petteri Broman
Heikki Vihinen
James "Jönssi" Kaakelberg
Mari Turunen
Rasinkangas
Kari Hietalahti
Kulokoski
Jukka Puotila
Peter North
Vesa-Matti Loiri
Eugen Von Lahtinen
Vesa Vierikko
Joensuulainen uusnatsi Herman Göring
Oiva Lohtander
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
Tapio Liinoja
Isä Aleksei
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