The Earth Is a Sinful Song
An earthy, naturalistically erotic and blood-soaked tale of young Martta's ill-fated affair with Oula, a womanizing reindeer herdsman in the Finnish Lapland of the late 1940s. When the 19-year-old girl turns up pregnant, her alcoholic father is outraged and a series of tragic events follows
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | Maa on syntinen laulu |
| Year | 1973 |
| Country | Finland |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Rauni Mollberg |
| Runtime | 108 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 6.6/10 (26 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
The film constructs a brutal, elemental world where human passions are as raw and unforgiving as the Lapland wilderness. It explores the collision of primal desire with rigid social confines, relying on naturalistic performances and stark imagery to convey its tragic force.
What lingers after the final frame is a profound sense of fatalism, a haunting ballad of love and violence etched against the eternal snow. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Rauni Mollberg
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Watch alone, immersed in its stark and sensual northern gloom.
🎭 Cast
Maritta Viitamäki
Martta Mäkelä
Pauli Jauhojärvi
Juhani Mäkelä
Aimo Saukko
Äijä Mäkelä
Milja Hiltunen
Alli Mäkelä
Sirkka Saarnio
Elina Pouta
Niiles-Jouni Aikio
Oula Nahkamaa
Veikko Kotavuopio
Kurki-Pertti
Jouko Hiltunen
Hannes
Osmo Hettula
Preacher
Maija-Liisa Ahlgren
Aino Liinukorpi
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