A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
March 10, 1989
Original Title:
Kotia päin
Genres:
Crime | Drama
Production Companies:
Filminor
Filmzolfo
Production Countries:
Finland
Ratings / Certifications:
FI: K-16
Runtime: 93
Mika's mother marries a man who is getting out of the jail. At the beginning everything seems to be all right. Mika leaves Oulu, an industrial city up in Northern Finland, to study in the capital, Helsinki. He does very well with his studies and also begins a relationship with the girl he knew already back in Oulu. Meanwhile the new husband reveals his true self - and all of a sudden things get very serious.
Assistant Director:
Pentti Kasurinen
Costume Design:
Merja Väisänen
Director:
Ilkka Järvi-Laturi
Director of Photography:
Kjell Lagerroos
Editor:
Tuula Mehtonen
Makeup Designer:
Merja Väisänen
Original Music Composer:
Atso Almila
Producer:
Lasse Saarinen
Heikki Takkinen
Production Design:
Janusz Sosnowski
Production Manager:
Heikki Takkinen
Sound Designer:
Johan Hake
Sound Editor:
Matti Kuortti
Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Tom Forsström
Sound Recordist:
Hannu Koski
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