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Wild animal as a friend, wilderness as hide-out, a great adventure awaits!
Twelve-year-old Tommy reluctantly moves with his father from the big city to a small Lapp village - the childhood home of his mother, who has recently died. The village is close to the northernmost wildlife reserve in the world, where Tommy's father will be working on a project to release a captive lynx into the wild. The boy gradually falls under the spell of his new surroundings, and discovers that his mother was involved in protecting the local lynx, and, when his father's project fails, and the lynx is about to be sold, he decides to set it free himself. A dramatic series of events ensues, and Tommy, through his brave actions, regains the trust and respect of his family and the village.Read moreLess
Twelve-year-old Tommy reluctantly moves with his father from the big city to a small Lapp village - the childhood home of his mother, who has recently died. The village is close to the northernmost wildlife reserve in the world, where Tommy's father will be working on a project to release a captive lynx into the wild. The boy gradually falls under the spell of his new surroundings, and discovers that his mother was involved in protecting the local lynx, and, when his father's project fails, and the lynx is about to be sold, he decides to set it free himself. A dramatic series of events ensues, and Tommy, through his brave actions, regains the trust and respect of his family and the village.
The story
Twelve-year-old Tommy reluctantly moves with his father from the big city to a small Lapp village - the childhood home of his mother, who has recently died. The village is close to the northernmost wildlife reserve in the world, where Tommy's father will be working on a project to release a captive lynx into the wild. The boy gradually falls under the spell of his new surroundings, and discovers that his mother was involved in protecting the local lynx, and, when his father's project fails, and the lynx is about to be sold, he decides to set it free himself. A dramatic series of events ensues, and Tommy, through his brave actions, regains the trust and respect of his family and the village.
Cast & crew
Konsta HietanenTomi Oksa
Risto TuorilaUncle Jouko
Jarmo MäkinenHaapala
Antti VirmavirtaFather
Kristiina HalttuHelena
Jussi PuhakkaOula
Markku HuhtamoKalle Pokka
Ville MyllyrinnePoliisi
Mikko KivinenPark Director
Aarno SulkanenChief of PoliceExplore the crew
- Director
- Raimo O. Niemi
- Editor
- Jukka Nykänen
- Producer
- Hannu Tuomainen
- Director of Photography
- Kari Sohlberg
- Screenplay
- Ville Suhonen
- Screenplay
- Martin Daniel
- Original Music Composer
- Søren Hyldgaard