A French cultural research group arrives in Finland. From Helsinki, the group travels to Saimaa to participate in Midsummer rituals, where the summer night celebrations overwhelm the researchers.
Social & External
The people behind it
Elina Salo
Mattila - School teacher
Eino Krohn
Mr. Sedano - professor
Ismo Kallio
Mr. Lang - Sedano's assistant
Numidia Vaillant
Sedano's secretary
Aulikki Tarnanen
the girl of the raven house
Lauri-Juhani Ruuskanen
interpreter
Kerttu Krohn
the wife of the chairman of the municipal council
Leo Jokela
dealer
Kari Rydman
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An irreverent parody about officers who arrest people for bad screenwriting.
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A fiercely independent pilot fighting to keep her family business afloat starts to fall for the man sent by corporate to ground her operation forever.
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Two Brooklyn siblings' summer in a rural Oahu town takes an exciting turn when a journal pointing to long-lost treasure sets them on an adventure, leading them to reconnect with their Hawaiian heritage.
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