Korpinpolska (1980)
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Cast
Pertti Kalinainen, Paavo Katajasaari, Hilkka Matikainen, Eero Kemilä
In a remote part of Finland, a young husband’s forbidden traps bring him into conflict with authorities as tensions between traditional life and modern times grow.
The story
The film opens with landscapes and natural events in Oulanka National Park across the seasons, before a story gradually unfolds in a remote part of Finland. A married couple and an old man live there. The young husband hunts only enough to support himself and his wife, but his prohibited traps bring him into conflict with the authorities. Meanwhile, road workers cut down forest in the area, and tensions between the traditional way of life and modern times intensify.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The first half hour of the film focuses on depicting the landscapes and natural events of Oulanka National Park in different seasons. A story gradually unfolds about a married couple and an old man who live in a remote part of Finland. The young husband hunts only enough to support himself and his wife. He sets prohibited traps for animals, which gets him into conflict with the authorities. Road workers cut down the forest in the area, and the conflicts between the traditional way of life and modern times intensify.
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