The Novelist

Year: 2008

Runtime: 108 mins

Language: Finnish

DramaRomance

The film follows carpenter and master‑builder Kalle Päätalo, whose relentless ambition to become a writer is constantly thwarted by exhausting work, a loveless marriage and wavering self‑confidence. It traces the arduous journey that eventually leads him to write his first novel, a breakthrough that finally arrives after he discovers new love.

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