108 minutes
11/2/1973
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
Maritta Viitamäki
as Martta Mäkelä
Pauli Jauhojärvi
as Juhani Mäkelä
Aimo Saukko
as Äijä Mäkelä
Milja Hiltunen
as Alli Mäkelä
Sirkka Saarnio
as Elina Pouta
Niiles-Jouni Aikio
as Oula Nahkamaa
Veikko Kotavuopio
as Kurki-Pertti
Jouko Hiltunen
as Hannes
Osmo Hettula
as Preacher
Maija-Liisa Ahlgren
as Aino Liinukorpi
Kauko Jauhojärvi
as Antti Lanto
Irja Uusisalmi
as Anna Kurkela
Eelis Tiensuu
as Poudan isäntä
Elsa Kellinsalmi
as Poudan emäntä
Toivo Lampela
as Outakodan vanhaisäntä
Toivo Jauhojärvi
as Outakodan isäntä
Inker-Marja Juuso
as Outakodan emäntä
Pertti Hellgren
as Outakodan poika
Tauno Nilivaara
as Outakodan poika
Pekka Kouri
as Outakodan poika
Voitto Harju
as Kulkuri
Toivo Tuomainen
as Niku-Reeti
Raili Karjalainen
as Kauppiaan vaimo
Keijo Salo
as Liinunkorven lapsi
Juha Salo
as Liinunkorven lapsi
Uula Aikio
as Oula's Father
Mikko Lecklin
as Lanton Iitori
Eljas Siitonen
as Elkku (uncredited)
Leonard Särestöniemi
as Outakodan vanhaisäntä (uncredited)
Aulis Jauhojärvi
as Metsätyömies (uncredited)
Impi Köngäs
as Alatalon Liisa (uncredited)