Dog Nail Clipper

6.7
20041h 45m

Bright young soldier Mertsi suffers a permanent brain injury in the Second World War. In the late 1940s he wanders around the Finnish countryside looking for simple work and relying on other people's help. A workmate, Ville, tells him about his clever Spitz dog back home and the problems with her overlong dew claws. Together with his helpful war buddy Eetvi, Mertsi joins a lumber camp in the middle of a freezing winter, tries hard but finds the work there too strenuous for his body and mind. While he still sees nightmares about the war, in the daytime he keeps dreaming and worrying about the dog...

Cast

Photo of Peter Franzén

Peter Franzén

Mertsi Arhippa Vepsäläinen

Photo of Taisto Reimaluoto

Taisto Reimaluoto

Eetvi Manninen

Photo of Ahti Kuoppala

Ahti Kuoppala

Ville Kuosmanen

Photo of Ville Virtanen

Ville Virtanen

Foreman Luti

Photo of Risto Salmi

Risto Salmi

Horseman Turpeinen

Photo of Timo Lavikainen

Timo Lavikainen

epämukava Leinonen

Photo of Leo Lastumäki

Leo Lastumäki

Kämppäukko

Photo of Simo Tamminen

Simo Tamminen

Lääkäri

Photo of Vieno Saaristo

Vieno Saaristo

Taimi Kuosmanen

Photo of Aimo Räsänen

Aimo Räsänen

Kuljettaja

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