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The Eternal Road
“Freedom lies beyond heaven and hell”
Jussi Ketola, returns to Finland from the great depression struck America only to face growing political unrest. One summer night of 1930, nationalist thugs violently abduct Ketola from his home. Beaten and forced to walk the Eternal Road towards a foreign Soviet Russia, where cruelty seems to know no end, his only dream is to return to his family cost it what it may. Hope dies last.
Directed by Antti-Jussi Annila, Ari Tolppanen
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Status
Released
Released
September 15, 2017
Runtime
1h 43m
Language
English, Finnish, Russian
Budget → Revenue
$3.1M → —
Top cast
Tommi Korpela
Jussi Ketola
Sidse Babett Knudsen
Sara
Hannu-Pekka Björkman
Kallonen
Irina Björklund
Sofia
Sampo Sarkola
Strang
Ville Virtanen
John Hill
Jonna Järnefelt
Ella
Eedit Patrakka
Mary (age 8)
Rosa Salomaa
Mary (age 14)
Helén Söderqvist Henriksson
Martta Hill
Antti Virmavirta
Mäki
Eeti Salovuori
Pauli
Lembit Ulfsak
Novikov
Amalia Holm Bjelke
Kathy
Igor Sigov
NKVD Officer
Petri Manninen
NKVD Interrogator
Emmi Parviainen
Laina
Hendrik Toompere
Toivonen
Harriet Toompere
Doris Toivonen
Hendrik Toompere Jr.
Toivonen's Son
