The Last Wedding

The Last Wedding

The Last Wedding

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The Last Wedding

1995

1h 31m

5.8(21 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Overview

Pekka arrives back to his home village of Jerusalem to celebrate the last wedding of the village. His own marriage seems to have reached a dead end. The people of the village gather to prepare for the event, and the bitter spectrum of all human life, with its joys and sorrows, is condensed into one summer's day.

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8 members

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Martti Suosalo

Pekka

Martti Suosalo

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Henrika Andersson

Meeri

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Jarmo Mäkinen

Tuomo

Jarmo Mäkinen

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Pertti Koivula

Urho Pölönen

Pertti Koivula

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Esko Nikkari

Jalmari Pesonen / Grim Reaper (voice)

Esko Nikkari

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Esko Hukkanen

Hirvi-Ierikka

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Tuula Väänänen

Unelma

Tuula Väänänen

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Pekka Huotari

Arttu, Unelman veli

Pekka Huotari

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