Finland's greatest horror film!
A newly-married woman becomes frustrated as her husband, a reindeer herder for an Arctic village, spends much of his time away. Desperate for affection, she visits a shaman who offers a potion that makes her irresistibly desirable, with unexpected and deadly results.
Status
Released
Original Language
FI
Budget
$33,000
Revenue
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Release Date
July 18, 1952
Popularity
2
Director
Erik Blomberg
Writer
Mirjami Kuosmanen
Writer
Erik Blomberg
Producer
Aarne Tarkas
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Cast
Mirjami Kuosmanen
Pirita / Maarita
Kalervo Nissilä
Aslak
Åke Lindman
Forester
Jouni Tapiola
Niila
Arvo Lehesmaa
Tsalkku-Nilla
Tyyne Haarla
Older Woman (uncredited)
Kauko Laurikainen
Man in Laplander's Hut (uncredited)
Pentti Irjala
Speaker (uncredited)
Evald Terho
Pirita's Father (uncredited)
Heimo Lepistö
Wealthy Man (uncredited)
Aulis Silvonen
Reindeer Herder (uncredited)
Eljas Taina
Reindeer Herder (uncredited)
Jarl Siekkinen
Reindeer Herder (uncredited)
Matti Haapamäki
Reindeer Herder (uncredited)
Tauno Rova
Reindeer Herder (uncredited)
Inke Tarkas
Bride (uncredited)
Kaarlo Wilska
Reindeer Herder (uncredited)
Edvin Kajanne
Reindeer Herder (uncredited)
Osmo Osva
Reindeer Herder (uncredited)
Aarne Tarkas
Groom (uncredited)
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