Pasi finds himself trapped in a relentless cycle of hard labour as he struggles to support his family. Escaping into the numbing embrace of alcohol, he inadvertently sows discord within his own home, is brought into conflict with the law, and gradually descends into self-destruction.

Four episodes.

Restored by The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project, Yleisradio Oy, Fiction Finland ry, and Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna at L’Immagine Ritrovata laboratory. Funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation. Additional support provided by The Ministry of Culture and Education in Finland, Tiina and Antti Herlin Foundation, and the Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation.