A story set over one night in a small rural community we watch various relationships and actions among local people; these include birth, death, and conflicts fuelled by alcohol. The fates of various characters become interlaced over a long and light-filled summer night in the Finnish countryside. Lumberjacks, a deer-eyed young man Nokia, a family of poor farmers, a young girl and her lover. New life is born, old life dies, man is slain in his prime, and his widow continues her life.

• DirectorValentin Vaala
• Release9 October 1948
• GenreDrama
• Duration1h 6m
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  6.0
  12 reviews
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  Suomi-Filmi