- Country: Finland
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Release: 1992-10-30
- Director: Veikko Aaltonen
- Writers: Iiro Küttner
- Language: Finnish
- Stars: Hannu Kivioja , Esko Salminen , Leea Klemola , Markku Peltola , Antti Raivio , Sulevi Peltola , Matti Onnismaa , Juhani Niemelä , Nina Sallinen , Otso Virtanen
- Runtime: 97 min
- Awards: 8 wins & 1 nomination
- AKA: The Prodigal Son (United States of America) , Tuhlaajapoika , Sadoptio (Finland) , Syn marnotrawny (Poland) , Den fortabte søn (Denmark) , Den fortapte sønnen (Norway) , Den förlorade sonen (Finland) , The Prodigal Son , Le Fils prodigue (France, French Republic) , Der Verlorene Sohn (Germany) , The Prodigal Son (United Kingdom) , Vuosien varjo (Finland)
- Plot: Esa is a small time crook who has been precisely released from prison. He starts to make money by mugging people. One day psychiatrist Lindström rings Esa's doorbell. He has a very strange request: he wants Esa to maltreat him. Esa accepts this request, but he is not aware of Lindström's bad intentions.
- IMDB:tt0105651
The Prodigal Son Cast · · · ALL
Veikko Aaltonen
Director
Hannu Kivioja
Esa Koskenranta
Esko Salminen
Lindström
Leea Klemola
Laura Saarela
Markku Peltola
Makkonen
Antti Raivio
Ade
Sulevi Peltola
Detective Lieutenant Salminen
Matti Onnismaa
Harri
Juhani Niemelä
Janitor
Minna Koskela
Susku
Anja Pohjola
Police Office Clerk
Oiva Lohtander
Headmaster
Turo Pajala
Wrestler
Hellevi Seiro
Unemployment Office Work
Juuso Hirvikangas
Makkonen's Assecary
Heikki Kujanpää
Busdriver
Konsta Mäkelä
Cop
Martti Kuisma
Trusty