People in the Summer Night (1948)

A story set over one night in a small rural community we watch various relationships and actions among local people; these include birth, death, and conflicts fuelled by alcohol. The fates of various characters become interlaced over a long and light-filled summer night in the Finnish countryside. Lumberjacks, a deer-eyed young man Nokia, a family of poor farmers, a young girl and her lover. New life is born, old life dies, man is slain in his prime, and his widow continues her life.

• Release Date: 1948-10-09
• Runtime: 1h 6min
• Director: Valentin Vaala
• Writers: Valentin Vaala, Lea Joutseno, Usko Kemppi.