(Ystävät, toverit)

Content: The boisterous good humor of Jurmala, the nickel-mine owner, is, if anything, only barely dented by the raging battles in Finland before, during and after World War Two. In fact, everywhere he goes, he meets prospective customers on all sides of the conflict with his all-inclusive greeting "Friends, Comrades." Indeed, the resource he is wrenching from the earth's bowels is necessary to all forms of industrial activity, and is especially necessary for military applications. Thus, he has no reason to fear that he will ever run out of customers. This doesn't prevent him from using every possible means to entice them. At home, his relationship with his wife is not so prosperous, and they resort to some extraordinary means to try and keep on an even keel.

Countries:

Finland,

Sweden

Genres:

Drama,

War,

History

Runtime:

132 minutes

Year:

1990

Directors:

Rauni Mollberg

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Production companies:

Svenska Filminstitutet,

Filmi-Molle

Actors:

Arno Jurmala

Lisa Jurmala

Jaunkahns

Kaakamo

Ulla Kaakamo

Crews:

Director of Photography

Editor

Editor

Producer

Director