Top Cast
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Kristina Klockars
Rut
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Matti Oravisto
Father
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Laila Björkstam
Mother
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Kyllikki Forssell
Miss Carlén
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Majlis Granlund
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Kari Kihlström
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Kurt Ingvall
Overview
A story about 10-year-old Ruth and her life in Jakobstad in the years 1917-1918, during the Finnish Civil War. Based on a novel by Anna Bondestam.
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