Under the North Star (2009)

2009 · Movie · 193 min. · Finland

Under the North Star (2009)
War Drama Romance Historical

Akseli Koskela is the son of a parsonage crofter who, when he has grown up, finds it impossible to submit to the role of a faithful and humble servant required of him by the conservative upper class. Unlike previous generations who had no other alternative, Akseli begins dreaming of freedom and the right to his own lands, fuelled by the new and stirring ideologies of the time. The uncertainty of life strikes with force, however, as the parsonage reclaims most of the fields that Akseli's father has cleared out of raw marshland. The grim and irreconcilable bitterness caused by this makes Akseli take an interest in social issues. He joins the local Workers' Association, which is headed by the village tailor Halme. Halme's moderate and pacifist views don’t satisfy Akseli for long, and he joins the Red Guard, whose purpose is to claim by force that which is not given to the working class by peace: the right to the fruits of their own labour.

Direction Timo Koivusalo

Cast Ilkka Koivula · Vera Kiiskinen · Risto Tuorila · Ritva Jalonen · Heikki Nousiainen · Jonna Järnefelt · Hannu-Pekka Björkman · Sulevi Peltola · Miia Selin · Esko Roine · Antti Luusuaniemi · Seela Sella · Sara Paavolainen · Tapani Kalliomäki · Niko Saarela · Tomi Salmela · Eija Vilpas · Elena Leeve · Tom Petäjä · Risto Korhonen · Arttu Kapulainen · Juhani Niemelä · Leena Suomu · Janne Hyytiäinen · Kari Ketonen

Soundtrack Jaakko Kuusisto

Screenplay Timo Koivusalo · Väinö Linna

Cinematography Pertti Mutanen

Original title Täällä Pohjantähden alla (Under the North Star)

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