The Earth Is a Sinful Song
“An archaic World with Sex, Death, Violence and Religious Madness”
1973•1h 48m•6.7•Released
Drama
An earthy, naturalistically erotic and blood-soaked tale of young Martta's ill-fated affair with Oula, a womanizing reindeer herdsman in the Finnish Lapland of the late 1940s. When the 19-year-old girl turns up pregnant, her alcoholic father is outraged and a series of tragic events follows
Director
Rauni Mollberg
Writer
Pirjo Honkasalo, Panu Rajala, Rauni Mollberg
Languages
Finnish
Studio
RM-Tuotanto
Cast
Maritta Viitamäki
Martta Mäkelä
Pauli Jauhojärvi
Juhani Mäkelä
Aimo Saukko
Äijä Mäkelä
Milja Hiltunen
Alli Mäkelä
Sirkka Saarnio
Elina Pouta
Niiles-Jouni Aikio
Oula Nahkamaa
Veikko Kotavuopio
Kurki-Pertti
Jouko Hiltunen
Hannes
Osmo Hettula
Preacher
Maija-Liisa Ahlgren
Aino Liinukorpi
Kauko Jauhojärvi
Antti Lanto
Irja Uusisalmi
Anna Kurkela
Eelis Tiensuu
Poudan isäntä
Elsa Kellinsalmi
Poudan emäntä
Toivo Lampela
Outakodan vanhaisäntä
Production
Company
RM-Tuotanto
Producer
Rauni Mollberg
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