Jäänmurtaja

Jäänmurtaja

1997 · 63 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy, Drama

14-year-old Petri dreams about becoming an ice hockey professional. A triangle drama at home makes Dad move away and replaces him with Mutanen, the worst player in the local hockey team. Petri finds out a way to get the best out of Mutanen on ice: before a game, he has to be made really angry so his adrenaline gets flowing.

Directed by Heikki Kujanpää · Written by Sami Parkkinen

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