The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki

The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki

201695 min6.6 / 10

A tender, period-set romance about a boxer torn between ambition and love, told with quiet warmth and visual beauty.

Summer 1962 and Olli Mäki has a shot at the world championship title in featherweight boxing. From the Finnish countryside to the bright lights of Helsinki, everything has been prepared for his fame and fortune. All Olli has to do is lose weight and concentrate. But there is a problem – he has fallen in love with Raija.

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