''Kaivo'' (''The Well'') is a 1992 Finnish

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Pekka Lehto Pekka Lehto (born 14 March 1948) is a Finnish film director. He has directed fifteen films since 1976. He co-directed ''Flame Top'' with Pirjo Honkasalo and the film was entered into the 1981 Cannes Film Festival. He also won the Jussi Award f ...

and starring by Merja Larivaara. It was entered into the competition at the 49th Venice International Film Festival. As of 2010, ''Kaivo'' is the all-time twelfth most expensive Finnish film.

Plot

Based on a true story, the film is about a young farm hostess (Merja Larivaara) whose depression and mental illness end up to drown her three children in a pit.

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* 1992 films 1992 drama films Finnish drama films 1990s Finnish-language films Films directed by Pekka Lehto Fiction about familicide {{1990s-drama-film-stub