The Boys

1h 46min

Drama

War

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

Pentti Tarkiainen

Pentti Tarkiainen

Ilmari 'Immu' Kaarela
Vesa-Matti Loiri

Vesa-Matti Loiri

Jaakko 'Jake' Hoikka
Uti Saurio

Uti Saurio

Paavo 'Pate' Harju
Hannu Vironmäki

Hannu Vironmäki

Matti Korpi
Liisa Nevalainen

Liisa Nevalainen

Jake's Mother
Kauko Helovirta

Kauko Helovirta

Fritz Mayer
Pentti Saares

Pentti Saares

Jake's Father
Liisa Roine

Liisa Roine

Liisa Toikka
Seppo Mäki

Seppo Mäki

Iikka Kaarela
Liisa Hukkinen

Liisa Hukkinen

Immu's Mother
Kerttu Hämeranta

Kerttu Hämeranta

Pate's Mother
Paavo Noponen

Paavo Noponen

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Markku Kivekäs

Markku Kivekäs

Pentti (uncredited)
Juha Tanskanen

Juha Tanskanen

Jaakko (uncredited)
Jukka Rossi

Jukka Rossi

Risto (uncredited)
Toppo Nousiainen

Toppo Nousiainen

(uncredited)
Matti Aro

Matti Aro

(uncredited)
Helinä Viitanen

Helinä Viitanen

(uncredited)
Seppo Wallin

Seppo Wallin

(uncredited)
Kaarlo Wilska

Kaarlo Wilska

(uncredited)
Einari Ketola

Einari Ketola

(uncredited)
William Reunanen

William Reunanen

(uncredited)
Matti Pellonpää

Matti Pellonpää

Schoolboy (uncredited)
Hannes Veivo

Hannes Veivo

(uncredited)
Carl-Erik Creutz

Carl-Erik Creutz

(voice) (uncredited)

Release date

2nd Nov 1962

Status

Released

Spoken languages

suomi, Deutsch