The Boys

The story

When Continuation War started in Summer 1941, German soldiers arrived to Oulu. With their charm they conquered women and town boys. Finnish boys communicated with them on many levels: had trades, worked as interpreters, rotated business, spied on German love adventures and fought with each other about the favor of soldiers. In autumn 1944, the war was ending. Germans left Oulu by leaving behind fragile relationships, bastard kids and unfinished businesses. The most shocking of all was the faith of young Jake...

Cast

P Pentti TarkiainenIlmari 'Immu' Kaarela V Vesa-Matti LoiriJaakko 'Jake' Hoikka U Uti SaurioPaavo 'Pate' Harju H Hannu VironmäkiMatti Korpi M Markku SöderströmUrkki H Heikki RissanenKaaleppi I Ilkka LiikanenMartti M Martti IsosaloTopi R Reima Eskelinen J Jorma Valtanen L Liisa NevalainenJake's Mother K Kauko HelovirtaFritz Mayer

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O Olavi AhonenPisa T Tapio Hämäläinen A Artturi LaaksoToikka P Pentti SaaresJake's Father T Ture Junttu P Paavo Hukkinen M Matti Tapio L Liisa RoineLiisa Toikka S Seppo MäkiIikka Kaarela L Liisa HukkinenImmu's Mother P Paavo Jännes L Liisa Pakarinen A Anita Saarikallio E Elin Aaltonen E Eino Raita K Kerttu HämerantaPate's Mother L Leo MustonenArtturi S Sylva Rossi R Rauni Ranta E Egil Häggman P Paavo NoponenNarrator (voice) (uncredited) M Markku KivekäsPentti (uncredited) J Juha TanskanenJaakko (uncredited) J Jukka RossiRisto (uncredited) T Toppo Nousiainen(uncredited) M Matti Aro(uncredited) H Helinä Viitanen(uncredited) S Seppo Wallin(uncredited) K Kaarlo Wilska(uncredited) E Einari Ketola(uncredited) W William Reunanen(uncredited) M Matti PellonpääSchoolboy (uncredited) H Hannes Veivo(uncredited) C Carl-Erik Creutz(voice) (uncredited)