The Clan: Tale of the Frogs(1984)

The Clan: Tale of the Frogs is a Finnish drama about a young man caught between family loyalty and personal morality. Alex Sammakko watches his brothers spiral into crime, cycling through jail and back to their rural home, where the family's notorious reputation only deepens. Desperate to escape their shadow, Alex finds solace in Mirja, a woman from a similarly troubled background who shares his desire for a different life. But the local police view all Sammakkos as criminals, and his own family relentlessly pressures him to join their illegal pursuits. As Alex struggles to forge his own path, he must navigate the suffocating pull of blood ties and the possibility of genuine connection—if he can break free before the cycle claims him too.