Drama ·Comedy · Finland · 1998 · 1h 25m

A Summer by the River

Kuningasjätkä

A Summer by the River poster
Director
Markku Pölönen
Cast
Pertti Koivula as Tenho Simo Kontio as Topi Esko Nikkari as Hannes Anu Palevaara as Hilkka Peter Franzén as Kottarainen Sulevi Peltola as Puukko
Crew
Kari Sohlberg — Director of Photography Jukka Nykänen — Editor Vesa Mäkinen — Original Music Composer Markku Pölönen — Writer Kari Sara — Producer Minna Santakari — Production Design
Synopsis

Kuningasjätkä is set in North Karelia in the mid-1950s and depicts the summer of 10-year-old Topi at the boating site with his widowed father Tenho.

Key Collaborators
Markku Pölönen Director Kari Sohlberg Director of Photography Jukka Nykänen Editor Vesa Mäkinen Original Music Composer Markku Pölönen Writer Kari Sara Producer Minna Santakari Production Design Tiina Kaukanen Costume Design
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