Ruutana
2001-04-05 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 7.0
A film about a girl whose best friend is a fish and her crush is a raccoon. Ruutana is a film about the need to touch. You can't live alone, but on the other hand you can't force someone to be close to you.
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- Directors
- Selma Vilhunen
- Production companies
- Turun Taideakatemia
- Countries
- Finland
- Status
- Released
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