

Frozen Land
2005-01-14 · 133 min · ★ 6.8
When a schoolteacher is sacked, he projects his bad mood at his troubled teenage son. The son, in turn, buys a CD player from a pawnshop with counterfeit money. This starts a chain reaction of misery as every victim projects his problems on to another person.
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- Directors
- Aku Louhimies
- Production companies
- Solar Films
- Countries
- Finland
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 2,000,000
Top Cast
Jasper PääkkönenNiko Smolander
Mikko LeppilampiTuomas Mikael Saraste
Pamela TolaElina Oravisto
Petteri SummanenAntti Arhamo
Matleena KuusniemiHannele Arhamo
Mikko KoukiIsto Virtanen
Sulevi PeltolaTeuvo 'Teukka' Hurskainen
Pertti SveholmPertti Smolander
Samuli Edelmann'Jartsa' Matikainen
Saara PakkasvirtaKauppiaan äiti
Pekka ValkeejärviKauppias
Paavo WesterbergOivaTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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