Twisted Roots (2009)
Overview
In this stylish Finnish drama, the secrets and desires of a family can no longer be suppressed. Mikko turns out to have a hereditary illness. Since then he has been worried. How long can he continue to run the family business that he and inherited from his father, just like his illness? And how does he tell his teenage daughter and adult son that they might have the wrong genes? The imaginative eight-year-old Lumi, adopted from China, also cannot get away from her roots.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fi |
| Popularity | 0.252 |
Directed By
Saara Saarela
Crew
Olli Pärnänen
Harri Ylönen
Tiina Kaukanen
Janne Laine
Marjut Samulin
Saara Saarela
Selja Ahava-Foster
Liisa Penttilä-Asikainen
Rauno Ronkainen
Saara Saarela
Saara Saarela
Tutsa Huuhka
Sami Mäntymaa
Jarkko Liikanen
Jani Lehtinen
Harri Naarajärvi
Kirka Sainio
Pia Pesonen
Juha Lehtola
Janne Laine
Mark Lwoff
Mika Vuorinen
Heli Karppinen
Pietari Koskinen
Tuula Nikkola
Antti Pirinen
Ilkka Väisänen
Heikki Kossi
Heikki Kossi
Janne Jankeri
Tapio Liukkonen
Juha Pursiainen
Maria Ylätupa
Jarkko Liikanen
Marko Nyberg
Torsti Hyvönen
Anu Maja
Patrik Sigmundt
TOP CAST
Pertti Sveholm
Mikko
Milka Ahlroth
Mirjami
Niko Saarela
Sakari
Emma Louhivuori
Pihla
Silva Robbins
Lumi
Johannes Holopainen
Kosmo
Vieno Saaristo
Mummi
Antti Litja
Isoisä
Jarkko Pajunen
Janne Savio
Meri Nenonen
Marlene
Mohamed Sharif El Bouari
Neurologi
Leo Leppäaho
Jesse
Yan Ming Li
Naapuripariskunta
Geng Sheng Liang
Naapuripariskunta
Uuna Saarela
Valokuvan tyttö
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