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For the Living and the Dead

For the Living and the Dead

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 18, 2005

Runtime

1h 39m

Genres

Drama

User Score

57%

Original Title

Eläville ja kuolleille

Production Companies

Sputnik

Director

Kari Paljakka

Budget

$1,258,552

Revenue

$16,016

Description

An ordinary suburban family is shattered when their youngest son is killed in an accidental fire while locked inside the family's car on their yard. Mother Marja can't stop crying, father Jaakko can't cry at all but blames himself for the fire. Their remaining son Timo develops problems at school because of his constant worries about his parents' safety. In their grief, Marja and her sister Leena have to confront an old family secret, their little sister's accidental death for which Leena has quietly blamed herself through decades.