Overview

Writer and psychiatrist Oscar Parland (1912-1997) narrates this nostalgic story about his early childhood memories and fantasies. Five-year-old Riki spends the summer of 1917 at his cosmopolitan family's summer house by the Gulf of Finland. Surrounded by other children and eccentric adults who speak Swedish, German and Russian, Riki also encounters some fantastic animal characters no one else is able to see.

Top Cast

M

Marcus Hietanen

Riki

Pirkko Mannola

Mother

J

Johan Simberg

Father

Leif Wager

Uncle Fabian

S

Stella Parland

Katinka

O

Oscar Parland

Himself - Narrator

Christel Aminoff

Aunt Paula

L

Lisa Bergström

Aunt Malla

P

Paul Budsko

Kuno Grim

K

Kim Gunell

Oliver

Y

Yasmine Harkimo

Nina

V

Valentina Mecklin

Aunt Luscha