Pihalla

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Pihalla
Pihalla poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed by Toni Laine
Written by Petja Peltomaa
Sanna Reinumägi
Starring Sibel Kekilli
Mikko Leppilampi
Teemu Palosaari
Sanna-June Hyde
Matleena Kuusniemi
Pihla Viitala
Release date
  • October 23, 2009 (2009-10-23)
Running time
93 minutes
CountriesFinland
Germany
LanguagesEnglish
Finnish
German

Pihalla is a 2009 Finnish film directed by Toni Laine. The release date for the film was 23 October 2009. [1]

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