The Sheep Eaters (1972)

Original title

Lampaansyöjät

Directed by

Seppo Huunonen

Genre

drama film, comedy film, road movie

Country

Finland

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

K-12

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two Finnish men carry out a plan they made over the winter to spend their summer vacation hunting sheep in the countryside and roasting them. The film follows their adventure and pokes gentle fun at the desire to escape everyday life.

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What happens

Lampaansyöjät (The Sheep Eaters) is a 1972 Finnish comedy-drama film written, produced and directed by Seppo Huunonen. Based on the 1970 novel The Sheep Eaters by Veikko Huovinen, it tells the story of two men who decide to execute "Operation Sheep Eaters" they had planned during the winter, with the intention of spending their summer vacation in the countryside, hunting sheep and roasting them for "robber's roast". The film both parodies and admires the traditional Finnish man's longing for freedom from the dreary everyday life. The film stars Heikki Kinnunen and Leo Lastumäki. Huunonen won the Jussi Award for Best Producer for the film. Like the original novel, the film adaptation increased the recognition of the "robber's roast" recipe. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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