Vares: The Girls of April

Vares: The Girls of April

Part of Vares Collection

2011•1h 35m•5.3/10

CrimeAction

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5.3/10(29)

Tough Finnish detective Jussi Vares gets hired by a friend at a newspaper to investigate a 15 year old mystery regarding the disappearance of 3 girls.

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Production

Solar Films

Language

FI

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Antti Reini

Antti Reini

Jussi Vares

Eppu Salminen

Juhani Luusalmi

Matti Onnismaa

Matti Onnismaa

Pastori Alanen

Jasper Pääkkönen

Jasper Pääkkönen

Kyypakkaus

Ismo Kallio

Gunnar Anttila

Taisto Oksanen

Taisto Oksanen

Henrik alias Tristan Leopoldo da Cunha

Riitta Viiperi

Sirkku Aaltonen

Susa Saukko

Lissu Ekberg

Miia Lindström

Linnea Vihulainen

Davide Giovanzana

Gianfranco

Tuomas Uusitalo

Tuomas Uusitalo

Karvanoppa

Marjaana Maijala

Marjaana Maijala

Anne Airismaa

Anna Laulumaa

Aino Aaltonen

Jenni Utriainen

Kikka Valasranta

Mikko Reitala

Kurt Metto

Mikko Leppilampi

Mikko Leppilampi

Ruuhio

Maria Järvenhelmi

Maria Järvenhelmi

Anna

Ilkka Heiskanen

Ilkka Heiskanen

Markku Hautavainio

Harri Pöntinen

Turma-Turunen

Pyry Nikkilä

Max

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