The Tough Ones

The Tough Ones

Three young men rob a bank. Only two of them are caught. What will happen when they return to their home town?

1999 · 105 min · ★ 6.2 · Drama, Crime

The Tough Ones tells a story of two friends who have a hard time finding their place in the society. Antti and Jussi are released from jail. While they were doing time for bank robbery, the third man involved in the robbery, the one who was not convicted, has become a policeman. He tries to help his friends to settle into the small town in Pohjanmaa, but the boys start a black market liquor business instead. The road seems to lead back to the jail.

Directed by Aleksi Mäkelä · Written by Aleksi Bardy

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Samuli Edelmann Jussi Murikka
Juha Veijonen Antti Karhu
Teemu Lehtilä Heikki Grönberg
Kalevi Haapoja Grandfather Karhu
Sari Havas Sisko Nenonen
Pia Latomäki Paula
Eero Aho Stig Nenonen
Arttu Kapulainen Roope Karhu
Vesa Mäkelä Rahikainen
Kari Väänänen Törnqvist
Oiva Lohtander Romppainen
Jussi Lampi Paananen

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