
Laugh or Die
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In a detention camp in 1918, a group of Finnish actors are sentenced to death. When an important German general arrives, the camp's vicious commandant forges out a cruel plan: the imprisoners have to perform a comedy - and if they can make the visiting general laugh, they will be spared. A story about zest for life and power of laughter. Based on true events.
- Rated
- TV-14
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Released
- 2018
Details
Release year: 2018
Storyline
In a detention camp in 1918, a group of Finnish actors are sentenced to death. When an important German general arrives, the camp's vicious commandant forges out a cruel plan: the imprisoners have to perform a comedy - and if they can make the visiting general laugh, they will be spared. A story about zest for life and power of laughter. Based on true events.
Top credits
Directors
Cast
See all 47 credits ā- Martti Suosalo ā Toivo Parikka
- Jani Volanen ā Hjalmar Kalm
- Leena Pƶysti ā Helen Kalm
- Paavo Kinnunen ā Alfred Nyborg