''Trench Road'' ( fi, Juoksuhaudantie) is a 2004

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drama film directed by

Veikko Aaltonen Veikko Aaltonen (born 1 December 1955 in Sääksmäki, Finland) is a Finnish director, editor, sound editor, production manager and film and television writer and actor. Aaltonen began his career in the mid-1970s working as a sound editor on v ...

. Based on the

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-winning novel ''

Juoksuhaudantie ''Juoksuhaudantie'' is a 2002 novel by Finnish author Kari Hotakainen. It won the Nordic Council's Literature Prize The Nordic Council Literature Prize is awarded for a work of literature written in one of the languages of the Nordic countries, ...

'' by

Kari Hotakainen Kari Hotakainen (born 9 January 1957 in Pori, Finland) is a Finnish writer. Hotakainen started his writing career as a reporter in Pori. In 1986, he moved to Helsinki. He became a full-time writer in 1996. He has two children with his wife, sound ...

, the film is about a man who tries to get his wife and daughter back by buying a house.

Kari Väänänen Kari Kyösti Väänänen (born 17 September 1953 in Ivalo) is a Finnish actor and director. Domestically he is a member of the Ryhmäteatteri group of actors. He was introduced to international audiences by Aki Kaurismäki, and belongs to the li ...

won the Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the

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Jarmo Kesämaa.

Eero Aho Eero-Matti Aho (born 26 January 1968) is a Finnish actor who has appeared on stage, in films and on television. He plays Antero Rokka in film '' The Unknown Soldier'' (2017), and stars as Inspector Koskinen in the crime television series ''Lakesi ...

and

Tiina Lymi Tiina Inkeri Lymi (born 3 September 1971 in Tampere) is a Finnish actress, director, screenwriter and author. She received a Jussi Award as the Best Leading Actress for her work in the 1993 film ''Akvaariorakkaus''. Early life and education Tii ...

were nominated for Jussi Awards for

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and

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Cast

as Matti Virtanen *

as Helena Virtanen * Ella Aho as Sini Virtanen *

as Jarmo Kesämaa * Esko Pesonen as Taisto Oksanen *

Aake Kalliala Aarne "Aake" Kalliala (born 5 October 1950, Heinola) is a Finnish actor. He is best known for appearing on comedy-sketch shows such as ''Pulttibois'' (with Pirkka-Pekka Petelius). Partial filmography * ''Hamlet Goes Business'' (''Hamlet liikemaail ...

as the foreman Siikavire * Eeva Litmanen as Senior Constable Kalliolahti *

Matleena Kuusniemi Matleena Kuusniemi (born 24 September 1973) is a Finnish actress. She attended the Helsinki Theatre Academy in the 1990s, and has since starred in several films and on television. Kuusniemi is known for her role as Pauliina Sorjonen in the televi ...

as Sirkku * Kaija Pakarinen as Merja Kesämaa * Katariina Kaitue as Riitta Laakio * Eila Roine as Martta Oksanen

References

External links

* 2004 drama films Films based on Finnish novels Films set in Finland Films shot in Finland Finnish drama films {{Finland-film-stub