Vares: Gambling Chip
Released: March 16, 2012Runtime: 98 minLanguage: FI
Jussi Vares falls in love with a beautiful brunette - only to lose her in a horrible way. After dating Sole a few weeks, her body is found in a bird-watching tower. The investigations come to a standstill, until Vares promises to solve a mystery of messy denunciation letters. Before the letters reveal their secret, a lot of things happen. A gun-for-hire, Stahanov, gets an assignment. Sole's brother finds his wife in the arms of a wrong man and goes on a rampage, accompanied by a black cat. In the end the clues lead to a familiar person and more death in unavoidable
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Antti Reini
as Jussi Vares
Minna Haapkyla
as Sole Sulavesi
Risto Kaskilahti
as Timo Petterson
Ilkka Heiskanen
as Komisario Markku Hautavainio
Sari Puumalainen
as Suski Petterson
Kaarina Hazard
as Selma Natunen
Jarkko Tamminen
as Topi Penkki
Jevgeni Haukka
as Stahanov
Jasper Paakkonen
as Kyypakkaus
Tommi Eronen
as Keronimo
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