
Vares: Tango of Darkness
Crime · Drama
Overview
The tango king Harry Koivikko was found dead six years ago in a sleazebag motel, with a knife is his back. The biggest manhunt in the county faded away without results. Jussi Vares gets a phone call from a down-and-out journalist; the informant tells Vares he knows the murderer. Then the journalist disappears without a trace and Vares has to face the biggest challenge of his career. To add insult to the injury, an old acquaintance Veikko Hopea gets his first prison furlough…
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Antti Reini
Antti Reini
Jussi Vares
Antti Reini
Jussi Vares


Ilkka Heiskanen
Ilkka Heiskanen
Markku Hautavainio
Ilkka Heiskanen
Markku Hautavainio


Jussi Lampi
Jussi Lampi
Veikko Hopea
Jussi Lampi
Veikko Hopea


Mikko Leppilampi
Mikko Leppilampi
Toimittaja Ruuhio
Mikko Leppilampi
Toimittaja Ruuhio


Jasper Pääkkönen
Jasper Pääkkönen
Kyypakkaus
Jasper Pääkkönen
Kyypakkaus


Andrei Alén
Andrei Alén
Micke Pinola
Andrei Alén
Micke Pinola


Sari Havas
Sari Havas
Kaarina Vehmanen
Sari Havas
Kaarina Vehmanen


Anna-Leena Härkönen
Anna-Leena Härkönen
Olga
Anna-Leena Härkönen
Olga


Antti Virmavirta
Antti Virmavirta
Insinööri Erkki Vehmanen
Antti Virmavirta
Insinööri Erkki Vehmanen


Maria Järvenhelmi
Maria Järvenhelmi
Anna Huttunen
Maria Järvenhelmi
Anna Huttunen
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