August Fools
August Fools

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August Fools

5.1(7 votes)
2013
1h 44m
ComedyRomance
helsinki, finlandcapitalismpropagandacold wardemonstrationpolitical activismsocialismczechoslovakiafalling in loveyouth culture

Overview

An comedy set in 1960s Helsinki. The story revolves around Elsa, a resolute hatmaker who is in complete control of her life. Besides running her shop, she sometimes doubles as a fortune teller. When Jan, a Czechoslovakian jazz musician and Elsa's old lover comes to town to perform at a "peace and friendship festival", her well-organised life is jolted out of balance.

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