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The Finnish Line

The Finnish Line

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The Finnish Line

"An underdog tale of hearts racing in Finland"

2024

1h 24m

6.0(27 votes)

TV Movie

Romance

Adventure

Overview

Anya follows her father's footsteps in sled dog racing. In Finland, she enters his last race but her lead dog is injured. Teaming with Cole's dog, she battles her father's rival Monty while learning to trust her new canine partner to win.

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Hallmark Media

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Kim Matula

Kim Matula

Anya

Beau Mirchoff

Beau Mirchoff

Cole

Nichole Sakura

Nichole Sakura

Elyse

Benedikt Gröndal

Benedikt Gröndal

Lavi

Páll Sigþór Pálsson

Páll Sigþór Pálsson

Monty White

Hinrik Ólafsson

Hinrik Ólafsson

Jaak

Arnar Dan Kristjánsson

Arnar Dan Kristjánsson

Beckett Turtledove

Hjörtur Jóhann Jónsson

Hjörtur Jóhann Jónsson

Bryce Turtledove

Tinna Björt Guðjónsdóttir

Tinna Björt Guðjónsdóttir

Nitaro Mendez

Ingi Hrafn Hilmarsson

Ingi Hrafn Hilmarsson

Hans Kivelä

Creative team

Directed by: Dustin Rikert
Written by: John Bellina
Nicole Drespel
Produced by: Arnar Knutsson
Molly M. Mayeux

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