Helmiä ja sikoja (English: Pearls and Pigs) is a 2003 Finnish comedy film directed and written by Perttu Leppä, and starring Mikko Leppilampi and Laura Birn.

Helmiä ja sikoja
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Directed byPerttu Leppä
Written byPerttu Leppä
Produced byJarkko Hentula
StarringMikko Leppilampi,
Unto Helo,
Amanda Pilke,
Laura Birn
Production
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Talent House
Distributed byColumbia TriStar Nordisk Film Distributors
Release dates
  • 19 August 2003 (2003-08-19) (Espoo)
  • 29 August 2003 (2003-08-29) (Finland)
Running time
113 minutes
CountryFinland
LanguageFinnish

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When the Hirvonen brother's (Läde, Timo, Ruho and Poju) bootlegging father ends up in jail, his sons need money to pay his debts to local crooks. The brothers suddenly get a new family member when their stepsister, Saara, moves in with them. Soon they find out Saara has an outstanding singing voice and the boys come up with an idea to send her to a child star contest. To train the girl a former child star, a current pub rose, is employed.

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