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The Painting Sellers

The Painting Sellers

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The Painting Sellers

2010

0h 58m

5.4(10 votes)

Drama

Overview

It's almost Christmas but these three people are still on the road. The products don't sell, the car is a wreck and the weather is freezing. Moreover there is a problem: how to cope with an emerging friendship?

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Aamu Film Company

YLE

ELO Film School Finland

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Cast & crew

8 featured cast members

Starring

Teppo Manner

Teppo Manner

Toni

Auli Mantila

Luukkonen

Tuomas Airola

Emppu

Marketta Immonen

Marjatta-täti

Kati Kaartinen

Tanja

Artur Kukov

Sergei

Helena Kampman

pankkivirkailija

Jukka Jauhiainen

Pankkineuvoja

Creative team

Directed by: Juho Kuosmanen
Written by: J-P Passi

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