Burn the Ginger ()
Overview
Burn the Ginger is a story about the rise and fall of an Australian immigrant in the “World’s Happiest Country”. After becoming the golden boy of the academic, political and business elites sent to promote the Brand Finland abroad, he is thrown away like a wet rag in time of adversity and gets to experience the praised safety networks of the mythical Nordic welfare state firsthand.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $282,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fi |
| Popularity | 0.008 |
Directed By
Oskari Pastila
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