August Fools

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Audience Score
51
August Fools
StarringKati OutinenMiroslav EtzlerElena Leeve
DirectorTaru Mäkelä
WriterRaija Talvio
NR 1 hr 44 minComedy, Romance
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Plot
An comedy set in 1960s Helsinki. The story revolves around Elsa, a resolute hatmaker who is in complete control of her life. Besides running her shop, she sometimes doubles as a fortune teller. When Jan, a Czechoslovakian jazz musician and Elsa's old lover comes to town to perform at a "peace and friendship festival", her well-organised life is jolted out of balance.

Movie Details

Original Language:Finnish
Executive Producers:Jouko Seppälä, Jaroslav Kučera, Taru Mäkelä
Production Companies:Kinosto, Pomor Film, Fog'n'Desire Films, Česká televize, Filmgården
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