Maaret – tunturien tyttö (1947)

8.0/10 85 min Drama

Overview

Arvo Raitamo, a surgeon from Helsinki, is focused on his career. At home, his wife, who suffers from loneliness with their young son, is kept company by Rolf Brenner, an engineer known as a ladies' man. When the family's son dies in an accident, Arvo, broken with grief, flees to the wilderness of Lapland, where he collapses in the snow. Arvo is saved by the folk healer Aslak and his niece Maaret. Maaret falls in love with Arvo, but Arvo cannot escape his past for long.

Cast

Eila Pehkonen

Maaret Oijusvuoma

Hilkka Helinä

Annele Raitamo

Olavi Reimas

Dr. Arvo Raitamo

Sakari Jurkka

Mattis-Niila

Emma Väänänen

Kekke Petäjä

Pentti Viljanen

Jalle Petäjä

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