Kaivo

Kaivo
Directed by Pekka Lehto
Written by Outi Nyytäjä
Music by Anssi Tikanmäki
Cinematography Esa Vuorinen
Edited by Arturas Pozdniakovas
Release dates
  • 12 September 1992 (1992-09-12) (Venice)
  • 29 September 1992 (1992-09-29) (Finland)
Running time
 109 minutes
Country Finland
Language Finnish

Kaivo (The Well) is a 1992 Finnish drama film directed by Pekka Lehto. It was entered into the competition at the 49th Venice International Film Festival.[1][2] As of 2010, Kaivo is the all-time twelfth most expensive Finnish film.[3]

Plot

Based on a true story, the film is about a young farm hostess (Merja Larivaara) whose depression and mental illness end up to drown her three children in a pit.

References

  1. ↑ Eurimages News. Editions 1-11. Council of Europe, 1992.
  2. ↑ "Venezia, Libertà Per Gli Autori". La Repubblica. July 31, 1992. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Kalleimmat suomalaiset elokuvat kautta aikain, top 25". Helsingin Sanomat. 6 February 2010.

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