Summary Ageing wrestler and circus strongman is put in an institution located somewhere in a world of its own, next to an abandoned railway station with pigs running loose on the tracks in almost constant rain. The institution is filled with the most diverse characters, all trying to go on with their own familiar ways instead of giving way to apathy or to mockery by others -- a retired cellist, war veterans, and an artistic old lady with whom the Wrestler slowly becomes romantically attached. After showing her all the strongman feats he's still capable of, the Wrestler sets out with her on a dramatic escape, pulling a railway car behind him with his teeth. View more details
Directed : Matti Ijäs
Written : Matti Ijäs
Stars : Esko Hukkanen Esko Pesonen Kalevi Kahra Allan Koskinen
Genres : Comedy Fantasy Drama
Release date : Sep 25, 1985
Countries of origin : Finland
Language : Finnish
Production companies : Yleisradio (YLE)
Summary Ageing wrestler and circus strongman is put in an institution located somewhere in a world of its own, next to an abandoned railway station with pigs running loose on the tracks in almost constant rain. The institution is filled with the most diverse characters, all trying to go on with their own familiar ways instead of giving way to apathy or to mockery by others -- a retired cellist, war veterans, and an artistic old lady with whom the Wrestler slowly becomes romantically attached. After showing her all the strongman feats he's still capable of, the Wrestler sets out with her on a dramatic escape, pulling a railway car behind him with his teeth. View more details
Genres : Comedy Fantasy Drama
Release date : Sep 25, 1985
Countries of origin : Finland
Language : Finnish
Production companies : Yleisradio (YLE)
