Home for Christmas

Home for Christmas

89 mins | Drama | Feb. 28, 1975

Construction worker Urho Suomalainen, his factory-worker wife Sirkka, and their two school-age children dream about getting away from their cramped rental apartment and moving to a house of their own. Urho decides to build one from scratch, starting from hauling trees from the forest to the sawmill. As the building progresses, a serious fault is discovered in its foundations. The family also has problems with their mortgage. Urho develops pneumonia and passes away before he sees his house completed. At his grave, a fellow worker gives a powerful speech praising socialism.

Home for Christmas

89 mins | Drama | Feb. 28, 1975

Home for Christmas
Construction worker Urho Suomalainen, his factory-worker wife Sirkka, and their two school-age children dream about getting away from their cramped rental apartment and moving to a house of their own. Urho decides to build one from scratch, starting from hauling trees from the forest to the sawmill. As the building progresses, a serious fault is discovered in its foundations. The family also has problems with their mortgage. Urho develops pneumonia and passes away before he sees his house completed. At his grave, a fellow worker gives a powerful speech praising socialism.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Filmityö Oy
Original title Jouluksi kotiin
Directors Jaakko Pakkasvirta
Writers Pentti Saaritsa, Väinö Pennanen, Esa Vuorinen, Jaakko Pakkasvirta

Cast

Paavo Pentikäinen

as Urho Suomalainen

Irma Martinkauppi

as Sirkka Suomalainen

Kaisa Martinkauppi

as Leena Suomalainen

Jari Erkkilä

as Jari Suomalainen

Esko Sironen

as Eino