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.
Jaakko Pakkasvirta
Director, Writer
Väinö Pennanen
Writer
Esa Vuorinen
Writer
Paavo Pentikäinen
Urho Suomalainen
Irma Martinkauppi
Sirkka Suomalainen
Tuija Ahvonen
Aapo Vilhunen
Selma Miettinen
Kaisa Martinkauppi
Leena Suomalainen
Jari Erkkilä
Jari Suomalainen
Martta Reima
Timo Martinkauppi
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