The Visitor (2008)
Overview
A young boy lives with his mother on a farm surrounded by deep forest in the remote wilds of the Finnish countryside. From time to time, the boy visits his father - a man of great violence - in prison. Locked in the stable is an unruly horse, the boy´s only other companion. Their simple life is disrupted when a stranger appears, with a note from the father and a bullet in his side. Reluctantly, mother and son offer the stranger refuge.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $1,100,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fi |
| Popularity | 1.795 |
Directed By
J-P Valkeapää
Crew
J-P Valkeapää
Sari Suominen
Mervi Junkkonen
Helena Tulve
Jan Forsström
Kaisa Mäkinen
J-P Valkeapää
Tuomo Hutri
Janina Kokkonen
Rein Pruul
Ralf Siig
Kaisa Roover
Olger Bernadt
Sami Sarhamaa
Ants Andreas
Armin Altorf
Ants Martin Vahur
Mart Ratassepp
Rolando Camilo
Kalju Kivi
Tiina Andreas
Nils Johansson
Taavi-Kristo Reinsoo
Urmas Tõnissoo
Katrin Sipelgas
Eduard Pissarenko
Franka Vakkum
Hellar Bergmann
Ilja Vassiljev
Ken Hallen
Heikki Kossi
Juho Kinaret
Valeria Malinen
Ansgar Frerich
Annika Sucksdorff
Aleksi Bardy
Alain de la Mata
Micke Nyström
Lucinda Van Rie
Arne Ludwig
Felix Blum
Grete Nootre
Peeter Urbla
Anneli Ahven
Christoph Bauer
Kairit Nieländer
Helena Sikk
Kristi-Karita Levoll
Vladlena Rudusane
Sandra Horma
TOP CAST
Pavel Liška
The Visitor
Vitali Bobrov
The Boy
Jorma Tommila
The Father
Emilia Ikäheimo
The Mother
Pauli Poranen
Man in a Suit
Lauri-Kare Laos
Police Officer
Valmar Kass
Police Officer
Hendrik Toompere Jr.
Guard
Allan Bernard
Guard
Armin Pajula
Guard
Maksim Podolski
Guard
Martin Loo
Child
Carmen Oroperv
Child
Annabel Lepiste
Child
Ats-Anton Varustin
Child
Heini Jaanus
Bus Driver
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