After the coal mine he works at closes and his father commits suicide, a Finnish man leaves for the city to make a living but there, he is framed and imprisoned for various crimes.
Ariel is of 1 hour(s) and 13 minute(s). It is Produced By: Villealfa Filmproductions. It was released on 1988-10-21. It has an average vote of 7.102 on TMDB.
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