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Light Light Light

Light Light Light

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Mariia visits her childhood home and reminisces about the summer of 1986, when a girl named Mimi arrived in the small village and filled the life of the then 15-year-old Mariia with light.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Finnish

Runtime

87 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

13 October 2023

Country

Finland

Cast

Rebekka Baer

Rebekka Baer

Mariia

Anni Iikkanen

Anni Iikkanen

Mimi

Laura Birn

Laura Birn

Mariia as an Adult

Pirjo Lonka

Pirjo Lonka

Mother

Anna-Leena Sipilä

Anna-Leena Sipilä

Aunt Kylli

Janne Reinikainen

Janne Reinikainen

Father

Kanerva Paunio

Kanerva Paunio

Satu-Siiri

Bruno Baer

Bruno Baer

Older Brother

Liisi Tandefelt

Liisi Tandefelt

Grandmother

Aron Syrjä

Aron Syrjä

Janne

Petteri Pennilä

Petteri Pennilä

Uncle 62

Kaupo Parve

Kaupo Parve

Uncle 59

Arttu Kapulainen

Arttu Kapulainen

Mimi's Father

Anna Paavilainen

Anna Paavilainen

Satu-Siiri as an Adult

Pinja Miettinen

Pinja Miettinen

Mariia's Friend

Elsa Lagerstedt

Elsa Lagerstedt

Mariia's Friend

Sara Paavolainen

Sara Paavolainen

Teacher

Isabella Laaksonen

Isabella Laaksonen

Satu-Siiri's Child

Lumi Helen Park

Lumi Helen Park

Satu-Siiri's Child

Olga K

Olga K

Radio Host

Marko Antila

Marko Antila

Newsreader

Veera Marjamaa

Veera Marjamaa

Mimi's Father's Group

Mika Keränen

Mika Keränen

Mimi's Father's Group

Juha Uutela

Juha Uutela

Mimi's Father's Group

Henrikki Hakala

Henrikki Hakala

Mimi's Father's Group

Rane Tiukkanen

Rane Tiukkanen

Bartender

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