Dog Nail Clipper

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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...

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Creators

Markku Pölönen

director

Markku Pölönen

writer

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Veikko Huovinen

writer

Cast

Peter Franzén actor

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Taisto Reimaluoto actor

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Ahti Kuoppala actor Ville Virtanen actor

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Risto Salmi actor

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Timo Lavikainen actor Leo Lastumäki actor

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Simo Tamminen actor

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Vieno Saaristo actor

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Hannu Virolainen actor

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Riitta Piironen actor

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Seppo Timonen actor Aimo Räsänen actor

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Sami Haapala actor

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Reino Janhunen actor

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Tomi Kervinen actor

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Unto Kyllönen actor

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Heimo Kärnä actor

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Timo Laukkanen actor

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Lasse Palander actor