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August Fools

Mieletön elokuu

2013 1 h 44 min
52%
Audience score8 votes on TMDB

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.

Screenplay
Raija Talvio
Status
Released
Release date
04/10/2013
Original language
Finnish

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