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| Directed by | Pekka Lehto |
| Written by | Outi Nyytäjä |
| Music by | Anssi Tikanmäki |
| Cinematography | Esa Vuorinen |
| Edited by | Arturas Pozdniakovas |
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109 minutes |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
Kaivo (The Well) is a 1992 Finnish drama film directed by Pekka Lehto. It was entered into the competition at the 49th Venice International Film Festival. As of 2010, Kaivo is the all-time twelfth most expensive Finnish film.
Based on a true story, the film is about a young farm hostess (Merja Larivaara) whose depression and mental illness end up to drown her three children in a pit.