The Well 1992
5.2 / 10
The Well
This very serious drama, based on a true incident, explores the unremitting labor which put a young mother living in rural isolation into the situation of being charged with having thrown her children down a well. Her husband is an unimaginative, work-obsessed man who cannot see that her constant hard work without any support or sympathy from anyone is driving the sensitive woman to consider suicide. When the loutish fellow discovers that his wife and three children are missing, he calls the police, and a manhunt begins. The police discover the oldest boy alive, and find that the mother tried to drown herself, but has survived. The two younger children remained missing.
This very serious drama, based on a true incident, explores the unremitting labor which put a young mother living in rural isolation into the situation of being charged with having thrown her children down a well. Her husband is an unimaginative, work-obsessed man who cannot see that her constant hard work without any support or sympathy from anyone is driving the sensitive woman to consider suicide. When the loutish fellow discovers that his wife and three children are missing, he calls the police, and a manhunt begins. The police discover the oldest boy alive, and find that the mother tried to drown herself, but has survived. The two younger children remained missing.
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Full Cast & Crew
... Anna-Maija Laakso
... Matti Laakso
... Taimi
... Merja
... Arvi Parikka
OH
Otto Hakala... Marko Laakso
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Release Date:
Sep 29, 1992 (Denmark,Finland,Sweden)
Run Time:
1hr 48`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
Finnish
Production Countries:
Denmark,Finland,Sweden
Status:
Released
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The Well - The Well
Directors & Credit Writers
... First Assistant Director
... Second Assistant Director
... Director
Cast
... Anna-Maija Laakso
... Matti Laakso
... Taimi
... Merja
... Arvi Parikka
OH
Otto Hakala... Marko Laakso
OH
Ossi Hakala... Mika Tapani Laakso
... Detective
... Attorney
... Young singer
... Guard
... Gas station girl
... Speaker
PA
Petri Aalto... Contestant
... Contestant
SK
Seppo Kiuru... Policeman
SU
Sauli Uhre... Taxi driver
... Foreign man
... Lawyer on the phone (uncredited) (voice)
LO
Lola Odusoga... Girl drinking soda (uncredited)
Produced By
KL
Kari Laine... Location Manager
CR
Chuck Rowley... Production Manager
JH
Jesper Holm... Consulting Producer
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