
Overview
During the spring harvest, a strange man arrives in the village on the shores of Lake Pielinen, carrying a rifle and a backpack. He is a skilled worker, a ruthless talker, and a ladies' man. By the time the autumn snow falls, the village has changed. No one can quite figure out the man. He calls himself Simpauttaja. Based on Heikki Turunen's award-winning debut novel, the film is a tragicomic portrayal of rural change.
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Based on
Based on The Dabster
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Veikko KerttulaWriter
- Matti-Juhani KarilaWriter
- Hannu TyhtiläWriter
- Heikki TurunenNovel
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 16, 1975
- Original language
- Finnish
- Countries
- Finland






















