Hilmanpäivät

Hilmanpäivät

1954 · 77 min · ★ 6.2 · Comedy

The everyday life of the small village is mixed when a fire breaks out the night after the party. The cooperative manager and fire manager alerts the young judge Heiki to the extinguishing work, but due to the confusion, extinguishing the fire turns out to be more complicated than expected.

Directed by Matti Kassila · Written by Matti Kassila

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