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Humor is a matter of death - Laugh or Die
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Title: Laugh or Die

Release Date: 16 Mar 2018

Runtime: 1h 43m

Genre: Drama, History, War

Director: Ljudbang, Inland Film Company

Production Companies: Ljudbang, Inland Film Company

Overview: Parikka, the actor once called the Funniest Man in Finland, and his troupe are about to be executed for the atrocities committed during the Civil War in Finland. Jaeger Lieutenant Nyborg, an admirer of Parikka, suspects a definite miscarriage of justice. He wants to save the actors. The forthcoming visit of the German General von der Goltz to the prison island provides him with a suitable opportunity. Nyborg suggests that the actors prepare a comical performance for the visitor and not be shot. Instead, they will be given a new trial. Preparing a comedy in the horrible circumstances, in the midst of hunger and death, seems quite an overwhelming task. Only a handful of real actors are still alive, the rest of the troupe consists of stagehands. Parikka has to use all his inventive skills to be able to produce something funny.

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Average Vote: 6.4 (22 votes)

Cast

  • Toivo Parikka: Martti Suosalo
  • Hjalmar Kalm: Jani Volanen
  • Helen Kalm: Leena Pöysti
  • Alfred Nyborg: Paavo Kinnunen
  • Johansson: Vesa Vierikko
  • Aulis: Jussi Nikkilä
  • Elo: Tommi Eronen
  • Rautio: Panu Vauhkonen
  • Äimälä: Paleface
  • Von Der Goltz: Rüdiger Klink
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