Maaret – tunturien tyttö

Maaret – tunturien tyttö

1947 · 85 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama

Arvo Raitamo, a surgeon from Helsinki, is focused on his career. At home, his wife, who suffers from loneliness with their young son, is kept company by Rolf Brenner, an engineer known as a ladies' man. When the family's son dies in an accident, Arvo, broken with grief, flees to the wilderness of Lapland, where he collapses in the snow. Arvo is saved by the folk healer Aslak and his niece Maaret. Maaret falls in love with Arvo, but Arvo cannot escape his past for long.

Directed by Valentin Vaala · Written by Usko Kemppi

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Eila Pehkonen Maaret Oijusvuoma
Hilkka Helinä Annele Raitamo
Olavi Reimas Dr. Arvo Raitamo
William Markus Rolf Brenner
Sakari Jurkka Mattis-Niila
Ale Porkka Aslak
Ester Lindgren Elle
Jouko Hälvä Jouni
Emma Väänänen Kekke Petäjä
Pentti Viljanen Jalle Petäjä
Aku Peltonen Susi-Hulkko
Maija Nuutinen Britta-Kaisa

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