The Wedding Waltz

The Wedding Waltz

1988 · 56 min · ★ 6.7 · Drama, Comedy, TV Movie

Viltteri, a balding guy in his thirties living in rural northern Finland, is hopelessly clueless about his new role as a married man and the father of a newborn son. A perfect escape from family responsibilities is having to get his old Hillman Minx repaired and inspected for road-worthiness, with a little help from an eccentric bunch of friends who never seem to have grown up either.

Directed by Matti Ijäs · Written by Timo Torikka

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