Pohjantähti

Overview

Jussi Koskela clears a plot of land for his family in the village of Pentinkulma in southern Häme. His son Akseli joins the Red Guard and takes part in the Civil War of 1918, at the end of which he is imprisoned. After his release, Akseli returns to Pentinkulma and tries to raise his family with his wife Elina, as well as acquire more land for his croft in a politically hostile environment. The Winter War and Continuation War take a heavy toll on the Koskela family, but despite this, life goes on.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 9, 1973

Original language

Finnish

Spoken languages

Finnish

Countries

Finland

Production

Fennada-Filmi

Cast

Anja Pohjola,Aarno Sulkanen,Titta Karakorpi,Risto Taulo,Ulla Eklund

Director

Edvin Laine

Writer

Väinö Linna,Matti Kassila,Edvin Laine,Georg Korkman,Juha Nevalainen,Juho Gartz

Producer

Mauno Mäkelä

Cinematography

Olavi Tuomi

Music

Heikki Aaltoila

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0133153