Bright young soldier Mertsi suffers a permanent brain injury in the Second World War. In the late 1940s he wanders around the Finnish countryside looking for simple work and relying on other people's help. A workmate, Ville, tells him about his clever Spitz dog back home and the problems with her overlong dew claws. Together with his helpful war buddy Eetvi, Mertsi joins a lumber camp in the middle of a freezing winter, tries hard but finds the work there too strenuous for his body and mind. While he still sees nightmares about the war, in the daytime he keeps dreaming and worrying about the dog...
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Peter Franzén as Mertsi Arhippa Vepsäläinen
Taisto Reimaluoto as Eetvi Manninen
Ahti Kuoppala as Ville Kuosmanen
Ville Virtanen as Foreman Luti
Risto Salmi as Horseman Turpeinen
Timo Lavikainen as epämukava Leinonen
Leo Lastumäki as Kämppäukko
Simo Tamminen as Lääkäri
Vieno Saaristo as Taimi Kuosmanen
Hannu Virolainen as Asemamies
Riitta Piironen as Opettajatar
Seppo Timonen as Humu
Aimo Räsänen as Kuljettaja
Sami Haapala as Tekomies
Reino Janhunen as Tekomies
Tomi Kervinen as Tekomies
Unto Kyllönen as Tekomies
Heimo Kärnä as Tekomies
Timo Laukkanen as Tekomies
Lasse Palander as Tekomies
Jaakko Saaristo as Tekomies
Markku Tanskanen as Tekomies
Terho Turunen as Tekomies
Seija Puhakka as Kämppäemäntä
Sanna Ryhänen as Aputyttö
Martti Vaakanainen as Jakomies
Pentti Seutu as Puomintekijä
Immo Kokkonen as Linja-auton kuljettaja
Jaakko Rummukainen as Rahastaja
Risto Höylä as Kuorma-auton kuljettaja
Aimo Kääriäinen as Konduktööri
Lauri Palosuo as Suojeluskuntalainen
Anne Bäckström as Mertsin tyttöystävä
Virva Hartikainen as Eetvin vaimo
Elvis Laine as Venäläinen tarkka-ampuja
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