The Handcuff King
2002, Finnish. Directed by Arto Koskinen.
It is winter in the mid-1970s in Tornio, a village near the northern border between Finland and Sweden. Esko is a boy with a lot of problems. He has succeeded in getting on the wrong side of his gang.
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Finnish
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Arto KoskinenDirector
- Miikka EnbuskeEsko
- Emil LundbergPatrick
- Heikki HelaEskon Isä Toivo
- Maija JunnoEskon Äiti Aino
- Arttu KapulainenEskon isoveli Juhani
- Sulevi PeltolaEskon isoisä
- Ralph CarlssonPatrickin isä
- Lina HofverbergHelene
- Joe HamariSauli
- Mikko LamminenEskon kaveri
- Joonas LipponenEskon kaveri
- Petteri SiimesEskon kaveri
Details
- Released
- 4 October 2002
- Original title
- Kahlekuningas
- Country
- Finland, Sweden
- Written by
- Arto Koskinen
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The Handcuff King runs 94 minutes (1h 34m).
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The Handcuff King isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 October 2002. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Handcuff King?
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Who directed The Handcuff King?
The Handcuff King (2002) was directed by Arto Koskinen and stars Miikka Enbuske, Emil Lundberg, Heikki Hela.