A middle-aged man becomes deeply involved with the affairs and criminal connections of a mysterious girl.
Acting
Majanlahti's sweaty desperation as the doomed everyman.
Direction
Huunonen's uncomfortable intimacy in cramped interiors.
Director
Seppo Huunonen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Adapted from Jussi Talvi's novel; the title 'Karvat' literally means 'hairs' in Finnish, suggesting both vulnerability and animal instinct.
Part of Finland's 1970s 'ryysyrannan romantiikka' (shantytown romanticism) wave, grimy genre films about working-class criminality that embarrassed the cultural establishment.