The Well
1992, Finnish. Directed by Pekka Lehto.
This very serious drama, based on a true incident, explores the unremitting labor which put a young mother living in rural isolation into the situation of being charged with having thrown her children down a well. Her husband is an unimaginative, work-obsessed man who cannot see that her constant hard work without any support or sympathy from anyone is driving the sensitive woman to consider suicide. When the loutish fellow discovers that his wife and three children are missing, he calls the police, and a manhunt begins. The police discover the oldest boy alive, and find that the mother tried to drown herself, but has survived. The two younger children remained missing.
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Finnish
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Cast & crew
- Pekka LehtoDirector
- Merja LarivaaraAnna-Maija Laakso
- Auvo VihroMatti Laakso
- Liisamaija LaaksonenTaimi
- Katariina KaitueMerja
- Martti SuosaloArvi Parikka
- Otto HakalaMarko Laakso
- Ossi HakalaMika Tapani Laakso
- Dick IdmanDetective
- Henriikka SaloAttorney
- Leif LindgrenYoung singer
- Ludowica EklundGuard
- Cris af EnehielmGas station girl
Details
- Released
- 29 September 1992
- Original title
- Kaivo
- Country
- Denmark, Finland, Sweden
- Written by
- Outi Nyytäjä
- Budget
- $550K
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The Well runs 108 minutes (1h 48m).
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The Well isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 September 1992. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Well?
If you liked The Well, try Sleeping with the Enemy, Ordinary People, A Killer Among Friends.
Who directed The Well?
The Well (1992) was directed by Pekka Lehto and stars Merja Larivaara, Auvo Vihro, Liisamaija Laaksonen.