UNDER THE NORTH STAR
synopsis
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. 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.
international title: | Under the North Star |
original title: | Täällä Pohjantähden alla |
country: | Finland |
year: | 2009 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Timo Koivusalo |
release date: | FI 01/12/2009 |
screenplay: | Timo Koivusalo |
cast: | Ilkka Koivula, Vera Kiiskinen, Risto Tuorila, Ritva Jalonen, Heikki Nousiainen, Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Jonna Järnefelt, Sulevi Peltola, Miia Selin, Esko Roine |
cinematography by: | Pertti Mutanen |
film editing: | Jyrki Luukko, Timo Koivusalo |
art director: | Markku Myllymäki |
costumes designer: | Leila Jäntti |
producer: | Timo Koivusalo |
production: | Artista Filmi Oy |
distributor: | Buena Vista International Finland |