Heart of a Lion

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Heart of a Lion

"Fatherhood or fatherland. Love or hate."

2013

1h 39m

6.6(70 votes)

Drama

Overview

Neo-Nazi falls in love with a woman who has a black son and finds himself fighting with conflicting feelings.

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Cast & Crew

32 members

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Peter Franzén

Teppo

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Laura Birn

Sari

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Jasper Pääkkönen

Harri

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Yusufa Sidibeh

Rhamadhani

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Jussi Vatanen

Kulmala

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Timo Lavikainen

Olli

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Pamela Tola

Tolli

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Mikko Neuvonen

Daniel

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Niko Vakkuri

Reko

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Jani Toivola

Salif

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Stan Saanila

Aleksi

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Juha Pursiainen

Dad

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Esa Muittari

Dad

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Janne Ravi

Rich Dad

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Jarno Jäppinen

Dad

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Mika Määttä

Dad

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Timo Mäkinen

Dad

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Jaakko Hämeenniemi

Dad

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Kristina Vahvaselkä

Principal

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Eeva Litmanen

Teacher

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Anna-Mari Raaska

Intermittent Supervisor

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Erin Dickerson

Rita

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Mikko Kaukolampi

Nygren

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Marko Pesonen

Neo-Nazi

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Jarno Piispa

Neo-Nazi

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Anssi Eriksén

Neo-Nazi

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Kari Kilgast

Neo-Nazi

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Markus Tilli

Neo-Nazi

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Laura Munsterhjelm

Doctor

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Tavatchai Kuntong

Deng

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Deogracias Masomi

Ahmed

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Leevi Pellas

Aki

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