A grumpy Karelian evacuee becomes the nursing home's chaotic matchmaker-in-chief.
Opri is an evacuee from Karelia and is forced to move into a nursing home when his cottage is demolished. He immediately begins to take care of other elderly residents and nursing home staff, as well as their romantic concerns, as soon as he steps into his new home.
Acting
Rakel Laakso's Opri: stubborn, tender, unforgettable.
Writing
Dialogue that crackles with dry Finnish wit.
Production
Intimate nursing home becomes entire world.
Director
Edvin Laine
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on a popular Finnish play, capturing post-war Karelian evacuee experience rarely depicted so warmly.
Rakel Laakso was 56 playing Opri; critics called it career-defying casting against type.
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