Hyväntekijä

An adult love story – as wistful as a Finnish tango.

Cast

Sari Siikander

as Alma

Esko Salminen

as Erkki

Tea Ista

as Hellin

Carl-Kristian Rundman

as Juhani

Annika Poijärvi

as Malva

Valtteri Simonen

as Pavel

Elias Gould

as Saku

Aksa Korttila

as Nekku

Taisto Reimaluoto

as Nylander

Sari Mällinen

as Sinttu

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