Overview
Two 9-year-old boys, Jontti and Länki, grow up in a Finnish seaside town in the 1960s. Länki's biggest dream is to run away on a ship to the sea where his father is rumoured to have died. Jontti too must discover that his father is not what he appears to be. When his dad moves away with another woman, Jontti is determined to win him back.
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Matti IjäsWriter
- Original title
- Sokkotanssi
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 12, 1999
- Original language
- Finnish
- Countries
- Finland
Production
Cast
Martti SuosaloRisto Putkonen, "Ripa", Jontin isä- Walter GröhnJoonas Putkonen, "Jontti"
- Mikko VanhalaLänki Lehikoinen
- Turo RannemaPikkis
- Anni AsikainenEija
- Henna HakkarainenInkeri, "Inkku"
Vesa-Matti LoiriHimanen, entinen merimies
Sulevi PeltolaOpettaja
Pirkka-Pekka PeteliusIlmari Lätti, parturi- Bakary BarrowBothuhin
- Liisa KantokorpiVieno Carmen Putkonen
Pirjo Luoma-ahoEijan äiti- Maria AroLängen äiti
- Riitta ElsteläKaupan myyjä
- Johanna KerttulaJontin äiti
Timo JurkkaPoliisi
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