The Earth Is a Sinful Song

The Earth Is a Sinful Song

An archaic World with Sex, Death, Violence and Religious Madness

1973•1h 48m•6.6/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.6/10(26)

An earthy, naturalistically erotic and blood-soaked tale of young Martta's ill-fated affair with Oula, a womanizing reindeer herdsman in the Finnish Lapland of the late 1940s. When the 19-year-old girl turns up pregnant, her alcoholic father is outraged and a series of tragic events follows

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Production

RM-Tuotanto

Language

FI

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Maritta Viitamäki

Maritta Viitamäki

Martta Mäkelä

Pauli Jauhojärvi

Juhani Mäkelä

Aimo Saukko

Äijä Mäkelä

Milja Hiltunen

Alli Mäkelä

Sirkka Saarnio

Sirkka Saarnio

Elina Pouta

Niiles-Jouni Aikio

Oula Nahkamaa

Veikko Kotavuopio

Kurki-Pertti

Jouko Hiltunen

Hannes

Osmo Hettula

Preacher

Maija-Liisa Ahlgren

Aino Liinukorpi

Kauko Jauhojärvi

Antti Lanto

Irja Uusisalmi

Anna Kurkela

Eelis Tiensuu

Poudan isäntä

Elsa Kellinsalmi

Poudan emäntä

Toivo Lampela

Outakodan vanhaisäntä

Toivo Jauhojärvi

Outakodan isäntä

Inker-Marja Juuso

Outakodan emäntä

Pertti Hellgren

Outakodan poika

Tauno Nilivaara

Outakodan poika

Pekka Kouri

Outakodan poika

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