The Well
Sep 29, 1992 · 1h 48m
Director
Pekka LehtoOverview
This very serious drama, based on a true incident, explores the unremitting labor which put a young mother living in rural isolation into the situation of being charged with having thrown her children down a well. Her husband is an unimaginative, work-obsessed man who cannot see that her constant hard work without any support or sympathy from anyone is driving the sensitive woman to consider suicide. When the loutish fellow discovers that his wife and three children are missing, he calls the police, and a manhunt begins. The police discover the oldest boy alive, and find that the mother tried to drown herself, but has survived. The two younger children remained missing.
Cast of The Well
Merja LarivaaraAnna-Maija Laakso
Auvo VihroMatti Laakso
Liisamaija LaaksonenTaimi
Katariina KaitueMerja
Martti SuosaloArvi Parikka- Otto HakalaMarko Laakso
- Ossi HakalaMika Tapani Laakso
- Dick IdmanDetective
- Henriikka SaloAttorney
- Leif LindgrenYoung singer
- Ludowica EklundGuard
Cris af EnehielmGas station girl- Erkki MantereSpeaker
- Petri AaltoContestant
- Arno VirtanenContestant
- Seppo KiuruPoliceman
- Sauli UhreTaxi driver
- Hector MazzagliaForeign man
Leea KlemolaLawyer on the phone (uncredited) (voice)- Lola OdusogaGirl drinking soda (uncredited)
- Veikko HonkanenPolice officer at hearing (uncredited) (voice)
- Eeva-Liisa HaimelinMaternity ward nurse (uncredited)
Raimo GrönbergPriest (uncredited) (voice)- Marja-Leena KoukiWarden (uncredited) (voice)
- Lauri TykkyläinenMan at funeral (uncredited)
Crew of The Well
- Pekka LehtoDirector, Producer
- Outi NyytäjäScreenplay
- Anssi TikanmäkiOriginal Music Composer
- Esa VuorinenDirector of Photography
- Artūras PozdniakovasEditor
- Anu MajaProduction Design
- Marjatta NissinenCostume Design
- Tuomo KattilakoskiSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Marja-Leena MikkolaOriginal Story
- Raili HulkkonenMakeup Artist
- Chuck RowleyProduction Manager
- Oskari ViskariSound
- Bengt SvedbergSet Decoration
- Antero HonkanenSound Effects
- Juhani LiimatainenSound Effects
- Peter NordströmSound Effects
- Johan HakeSound
- Kati LukkaProperty Master
- Veikko AaltonenFirst Assistant Director
- Tiina KaukanenSecond Assistant Director
About The Well
What is The Well about?
This very serious drama, based on a true incident, explores the unremitting labor which put a young mother living in rural isolation into the situation of being charged with having thrown her children down a well. Her husband is an unimaginative, work-obsessed man who cannot see that her constant hard work without any support or sympathy from anyone is driving the sensitive woman to consider…
When was The Well released?
The Well was released on September 29, 1992.
How long is The Well?
The Well runs 1 hour 48 minutes (108 minutes).
Who directed The Well?
The Well was directed by Pekka Lehto.
Who is in the cast of The Well?
The cast of The Well includes Merja Larivaara (Anna-Maija Laakso), Auvo Vihro (Matti Laakso), Liisamaija Laaksonen (Taimi), Katariina Kaitue (Merja) and Martti Suosalo (Arvi Parikka).