[1] The film won two Jussi Awards in 1989: Kari Sorvali for best male lead,[2] and Matti Kuortti and Paul Jyrälä for best recording.

In the film, a woman vacationing in Lapland encounters crazed hillbillies and has to survive in the wilderness.

The more comedic sequel to the film, Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers (Finnish: Kadunlakaisijat), was completed in 1991 and is also directed and written by Olli Soinio.

Little does she know that there is a totally lunatic bunch of local hillbillies living in a nearby farmhouse.

The plot thickens as one of the residents begins to harass Anni, who is left alone in the wilderness with only her dog to protect her.