TV series

Tehtaan varjossa

1969 · 1 season

A sombre, patient portrait of hardship and self-discovery, heavy with grief and quiet struggle, rewarding those who sit with its stillness.

Overview: Samuel Oino lives a harsh youth in post-civil war Finland. The death of his father forces Samuel to become the guardian of his family. Samuel searches for his place in society, connection with other people, and at the same time, himself. Based on Toivo Pekkanen's novel of the same name.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Coming-of-age, family, grief, class
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
family
grief
class
identity
Places: small town
workplace
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild