A story set over one night in a small rural community we watch various relationships and actions among local people; these include birth, death, and conflicts fuelled by alcohol. The fates of various characters become interlaced over a long and light-filled summer night in the Finnish countryside. Lumberjacks, a deer-eyed young man Nokia, a family of poor farmers, a young girl and her lover. New life is born, old life dies, man is slain in his prime, and his widow continues her life.

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Release Date: Oct 09, 1948
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Production Company: Suomi-Filmi
Production Countries: Finland
Casts: Eila Pehkonen, Martti Katajisto, Emma Väänänen, Eero Roine, Matti Oravisto, Toivo Hämeranta, Tyyne Haarla, Maija Nuutinen, Kaisu Leppänen, Matti Lehtelä, Tellervo Nokelainen
Status: Released
Budget: $0
Revenue: 0
People in the Summer Night
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There seems to be a implicit gay character. The cinematography by Eino Heino is excellent. The film offers a ‘warm-hearted and sensitive’ evocation of the ordinary but compressed for dramatic purposes.