Juha
Juha

Juha

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1999
1h 18m
6.7(68 votes)
Comedy
Drama
Romance

Overview

A farmer's wife is seduced into running away from her stolid older husband by a city slicker, who enslaves her in a brothel.

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Production Companies

Sputnik
Pyramide Productions
Pandora Film

Cast & Crew

69 members
Acting

Sakari Kuosmanen

Juha

Sakari Kuosmanen
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Kati Outinen

Marja

Kati Outinen
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André Wilms

Shemeikka

André Wilms
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Elina Salo

Shemeikka's Sister

Elina Salo
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Markku Peltola

Driver

Markku Peltola
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Esko Nikkari

Police Chief

Esko Nikkari
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Ona Kamu

Shemeikka's Woman

Ona Kamu
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Outi Mäenpää

Shemeikka's Woman

Outi Mäenpää
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Tuire Tuomisto

Shemeikka's Woman

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Tatjana Solovjova

Dancer

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Jaakko Talaskivi

Bodyguard

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Safka Pekkonen

Orchestra Member

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Sami Kuoppamäki

Orchestra Member

Sami Kuoppamäki
Sound

Juuso Nordlund

Orchestra Member

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Anssi Tikanmäki

Orchestra Member

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Jari Yliaho

Orchestra Member

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Pekka Nikander

Accordionist

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Carl-Erik Calamnius

Bar Customer

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Matti Hyvönen

Bar Customer

Matti Hyvönen
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Matti Heino

Bar Customer

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Anne Kumpulainen

Bar Customer

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Pertti Gebhart

Bar Customer

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Toshitake Shinohara

Bar Customer

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Keijo Nyrhinen

Bar Customer

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Jukka Rautiainen

Bar Customer

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Pekka Saarela

Bar Customer

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Helena Ilmonius

Waitress

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Atte Blom

Reverend

Atte Blom
Directing

Peter von Bagh

Juha's Father

Peter von Bagh
Acting

Irja Lötjönen

Wedding Guest

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Antti Nurmi

Wedding Guest

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Heli Heino

Wedding Guest

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Lighting

Henri Heino

Wedding Guest

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Tomi Heino

Wedding Guest

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Ilmi Lavonen

Wedding Guest

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Väinö Vaherkoski

Wedding Guest

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Tuuli Savela

Wedding Guest

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Meri Savela

Wedding Guest

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Salla Eronen

Wedding Guest

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Pentti Auer

Shemeikka's Guest

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Akseli Pesä

Shemeikka's Guest

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Vesa Häkli

Shemeikka's Guest

Vesa Häkli
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Anu Frosterus

Shemeikka's Guest

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Matti Rantanen

Accordionist

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Erkki Lahti

Butler

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Kari Pulkkinen

Bartender

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Pertti Nieminen

Marja's Harasser

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Clas-Ove Bruun

Doorman

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Sergio Machada

Hotel Piccolo

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Eetu Suomalainen

Baby

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Ada Forsberg

Baby

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Antti Ojalehto

Train Passenger

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Veli Laakkonen

Train Passenger

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Jarmo Malinen

Train Passenger

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Varpu Lundberg

Train Passenger

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Saana Sandholm

Train Passenger

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Tuija Riikonen

Train Passenger

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Kaarina Hilari

Train Passenger

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Pertti Dolck

Train Passenger

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Vesa Salminen

Train Passenger

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Mikael Streng

Train Passenger

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Erna Vasama

Doctor

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Production

Paula Oinonen

Hostess

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Directing

Erja Dammert

Torimyyjä (uncredited)

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Acting

Iiris Nieminen

Buffetin myyjä (uncredited)

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Production

Ilkka Mertsola

Hotellin vastaanottovirkailija (uncredited)

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Camera

Timo Salminen

Hotellipalvelija (uncredited)

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Acting

Irmeli Debarle

Nainen vaatekaupassa (uncredited)

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Camera

Malla Hukkanen

Nainen vaatekaupassa (uncredited)

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