Movies and TvShows featuring "finnish-civil-war" theme.
The stories of the aristocratic Lilliehjelm family, the middle-class Widing family and the poor Kajander family from the Finland's independence through the Civil War and the Roaring Twenties ending during the Second World War.
A biopic about Eetu Salin, an activist in the Finnish labour movement and one of the founding members and early leaders of the Finnish Social Democratic Party.
Pastor Samuel Bro has lost his faith in God. He is in conflict with the Church Council and is rejected from his priesthood. He moves away to a different life.
Under the North Star is a powerful movie that delves into the complex dynamics of Finnish society during the early 1900s. The story revolves around the class struggle between the upper class and the working class, with a particular focus on the Finnish Civil War. It follows the journey of a family as they navigate through the challenges posed by social and political changes, seeking justice and revenge along the way.
Set in the year 1918 during the Finnish Civil War, The Border is a drama centered around the lives of Finnish soldiers, border guards, and residents of the border region of Karelia. The story explores themes of duty, love, and nationhood as it follows the experiences of a military officer, a border patrol guard, and a Finnish Red Guard soldier. Amidst the violence and uncertainty of the war, they navigate border crossings, illegal activities, prison camps, and the birth of a new nation.
Set during the Finnish Civil War in 1918, Tears of April follows a photographer who becomes entangled in a forbidden and dangerous love affair while documenting the war. As the conflict intensifies, he must grapple with issues of justice, morality, and the devastating consequences of war.
In a prison camp, a theater group tries to rehearse a play while dealing with the harsh conditions and tensions between guards and prisoners. As they use humor to cope with their situation, they face execution and attempted escapes. A male actor disguised as a female provides comic relief, with themes of war, acting, and survival.
The year is 1917. Rumors of the Russian Revolution are spreading to Helsinki, disrupting the lives of both Prime Minister Oskari Tokoi and the bourgeois Nikolajeffie family. The family's 17-year-old daughter Olivia and the same-aged maid Iita, who works for the family, are best friends. They meet a young socialist boy, Juho, and become entangled in politics, which puts their friendship to the test. Olivia disappears, and Iita realizes that it is a matter of life and death. At the same time, Oskari Tokoi's government seeks to make Finland independent from Russian rule.
On the eve of the Finnish Civil War, the film follows the last days of Alfred Kordelin, the richest man in Finland.
Finland 1917. Aapo is a single peasantry who tries to live a good life before the finnish civil war begins.
A story about 10-year-old Ruth and her life in Jakobstad in the years 1917-1918, during the Finnish Civil War. Based on a novel by Anna Bondestam.
The stories of the aristocratic Lilliehjelm family, the middle-class Widing family and the poor Kajander family from the Finland's independence through the Civil War and the Roaring Twenties ending during the Second World War.
In 1916, Finland is still a part of Russian Empire. Eugen Schauman murders the governor of Finland, and his fellow activists take on smaller tasks in the fight for freedom.
In the 1910s, beautiful young Silja loses both parents and ends up working as a maid at wealthier farms around her village. She is courted by a number of bachelors, ranging from simple farmhand Väinö to sophisticated young student Armas whom she meets when working for a charming old professor. However, Silja's health starts to deteriorate, and when the Finnish Civil War breaks up in 1918, she is inadvertently involved in a small incident after which her loyalties are questioned by both the Reds and the Whites.
This biographical film celebrates the little-known life of the Finnish novelist and revolutionary Maiju Lassila (Asko Sarkola), born in 1868. Lassila's early years are briefly shown, then the film richly details his active and paradoxically reclusive adult life, beginning with his sojourn in St. Petersburg, working as a businessman. Unable to stay away from politics, he caused the assassination of a high-ranking Czarist and as a result, had to run back to Finland to hide. Once established in the comparative safety of a small village, he taught school in order to support his real vocation as a writer. Always living on the edge of poverty, if not square in the middle of it, Lassila continues to avoid public contact - he keeps his identity low-key and camoflages it by publishing under a variety of pseudonyms.
Here, Beneath the North Star is an epic movie set in Finland during the turbulent years of the Finnish Civil War. It follows the story of a small farmer's family and their struggles against oppression and inequality. The movie depicts the harsh realities of class conflict and the fight for social change.
A documentary film about Martta Koskinen, the last executed woman in Finland during the war in 1943. Martta was a Seamstress who lived in Helsinki during the Second World War. She was one of the post-civil war (in 1918) generation for whom the war had meant a disappointment in the system and failure in unity of the Finnish nation. The legacy of the civil war had left systems of persecution in place for those with socialist ideals. Martta and her fellow revolutionaries were determined to continue the resistance movement although they knew that at worst it could cost their lives. Martta was imprisoned twice before she was shot. She was an idealist, whose seemingly harmless, naive beliefs in peace and justice were the most dangerous traits a person could have at the time.
Two young lovers, Anna and Martti, are split apart but are reunited many years later when their lives have changed considerably. Anna is a war widow; Martti a writer, is married, and has five children.
