Movie: Vares: Tango of Darkness

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Antti Reini
Antti Reini

Jussi Vares

Ilkka Heiskanen
Ilkka Heiskanen

Markku Hautavainio

Jussi Lampi
Jussi Lampi

Veikko Hopea

Mikko Leppilampi
Mikko Leppilampi

Toimittaja Ruuhio

Jasper Pääkkönen
Jasper Pääkkönen

Kyypakkaus

Andrei Alén
Andrei Alén

Micke Pinola

Sari Havas
Sari Havas

Kaarina Vehmanen

Anna-Leena Härkönen
Anna-Leena Härkönen

Olga

Antti Virmavirta
Antti Virmavirta

Insinööri Erkki Vehmanen

Maria Järvenhelmi
Maria Järvenhelmi

Anna Huttunen

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    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…

  • Release Date

    2012-10-05

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    5.214

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    suomi
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