Dog Nail Clipper

Dog Nail Clipper

2004
1h 45m
6.7

6.7/10

17 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

Bright young soldier Mertsi suffers a permanent brain injury in the Second World War. In the late 1940s he wanders around the Finnish countryside looking for simple work and relying on other people's help. A workmate, Ville, tells him about his clever Spitz dog back home and the problems with her overlong dew claws. Together with his helpful war buddy Eetvi, Mertsi joins a lumber camp in the middle of a freezing winter, tries hard but finds the work there too strenuous for his body and mind. While he still sees nightmares about the war, in the daytime he keeps dreaming and worrying about the dog...

Status: Released

Language: FI

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Production Information

Production Companies
Fennada-Filmi
Production Countries
Finland
Spoken Languages
Finnish

Quick Facts

Original Title Koirankynnen leikkaaja
Release Date February 13, 2004
Status Released
Language FI
IMDb ID tt0349691

Cast

Peter Franzén
Peter Franzén

Mertsi Arhippa Vepsäläinen

Taisto Reimaluoto
Taisto Reimaluoto

Eetvi Manninen

Ahti Kuoppala
Ahti Kuoppala

Ville Kuosmanen

Ville Virtanen
Ville Virtanen

Foreman Luti

Risto Salmi
Risto Salmi

Horseman Turpeinen

Timo Lavikainen
Timo Lavikainen

epämukava Leinonen

Leo Lastumäki
Leo Lastumäki

Kämppäukko

Simo Tamminen
Simo Tamminen

Lääkäri

Vieno Saaristo
Vieno Saaristo

Taimi Kuosmanen

Hannu Virolainen
Hannu Virolainen

Asemamies

Riitta Piironen
Riitta Piironen

Opettajatar

Seppo Timonen
Seppo Timonen

Humu

Key Crew

Markku Pölönen
Director
Markku Pölönen
Screenplay
Kari Sara
Producer