"Portrait of rural life in 1920s Northern Finland. The film follows the early life of a boy called Kalle and his family in the shores of river Iijoki."
Martti Kainulainen
as Hermanni Päätalo, "Herkko", "Hemma"
Pirjo Leppänen
as Riitu
Teuvo Remes
as Kalle "Kassu", aged 7
Tapio Remes
as Kalle "Kassu", aged 13
Matti Tuominen
as Hiltu-Jakki
Timo Pylkkänen
as Arvi
Veikko Tiitinen
as Kontraatti Vääräniemi
Soli Labbart
as Lahti-Vappu
Veli Tuomas-Kettunen
as Hiltu-Iikka
Sina Kujansuu
as Nurse
Aulis Rosendahl
as mies apteekissa
Mikko Niskanen
as Auku-eno
Screenplay
Jukka Mäkelä
Executive Producer
Tuomo Kattilakoski
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jani Uhlenius
Original Music Composer
Maija-Leena Ervasti
Director
Eero Marttinen
Kalle Päätalo
Novel
Paula Virras
Pertti Mutanen
Director of Photography
Production Design
Seppo Anttila
Production Sound Mixer
Pirjo Laivuori
Colorist
Leena Palmu
Negative Cutter
Jukki Tuura
Assistant Camera