The boisterous good humor of Jurmala, the nickel-mine owner, is, if anything, only barely dented by the raging battles in Finland before, during and after World War Two. In fact, everywhere he goes, he meets prospective customers on all sides of the conflict with his all-inclusive greeting "Friends, Comrades." Indeed, the resource he is wrenching from the earth's bowels is necessary to all forms of industrial activity, and is especially necessary for military applications. Thus, he has no reason to fear that he will ever run out of customers. This doesn't prevent him from using every possible means to entice them. At home, his relationship with his wife is not so prosperous, and they resort to some extraordinary means to try and keep on an even keel.
Directed by Rauni Mollberg
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Cast
Mikk Mikiver
Arno Jurmala
Stina Ekblad
Lisa Jurmala
Hannu Lauri
Jaunkahns
Paavo Liski
Kaakamo
Tuire Salenius
Ulla Kaakamo
Ilkka Rosma
Jopi Kaakamo (Young)
Kare Eskola
Jopi Kaakamo (Adult)
Tapio Aarre-Ahtio
Lisma
Rein Aren
Igumeni
Oto Ševčík
Manfred Horst
Ain Lutsepp
Pavlovski
Elle Kull
Rouva Pavlovski
Jaanus Orgulas
Pavlovski's Adjutant
Göran Schauman
Liljeroos
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