Dog Nail Clipper
2004 · Movie · 105 min. · Finland
Mertsi, an idealist, who even went to war as a volunteer and returned crippled. His overwhelming idealism transforms itself into a small act- that of clipping a dog's nails- and becomes an obsession, and in the end- fails. Bright young soldier Mertsi suffers a permanent brain injury in the Second World War. In the late 1940s he wanders around the Finnish countryside looking for simple work and relying on other people's help. A workmate, Ville, tells him about his clever Spitz dog back home and the problems with her overlong dew claws. Together with his helpful war buddy Eetvi, Mertsi joins a lumber camp in the middle of a freezing winter, tries hard but finds the work there too strenuous for his body and mind. While he still sees nightmares about the war, in the daytime he keeps dreaming and worrying about the dog...
Direction Markku Pölönen
Cast Peter Franzén · Taisto Reimaluoto · Ahti Kuoppala · Ville Virtanen · Timo Lavikainen · Vieno Saaristo · Seppo Timonen
Soundtrack Vesa Mäkinen
Screenplay Markku Pölönen · Veikko Huovinen
Cinematography Kari Sohlberg
Original title Koirankynnen leikkaaja
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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