Hope is always an option
An open-pit mine is unearthed in an idyllic town in Northern Finland. A strange chain of dreadful events affect the life of Pepe, a kind and optimistic woodcutter. But no matter what happens, Pepe seems to be fine with it, as if he holds a secret of existence that is hard to grasp.
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Jarkko Lahti Iivo Tuuri Hannu-Pekka Björkman Ulla Tapaninen Marc Gassot Katja Küttner Armi Toivanen Matti Onnismaa Wanda Dubiel Tomi Alatalo Omar Abdi Cris af Enehielm Lauri Maijala Ellen Herler Maini Korkala Sakari Siikaluoma Kaarlo Mursu Tanja Heinänen Vincent Willestrand Pirjo-Riitta Forsström Aarne Kehänen Kimmo Tuulenkari Aki Rumbin Frits Soetmann
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