Here, Beneath the North Star

Here, Beneath the North Star
Original Finnish film poster
Directed by	Edvin Laine
Written by	Matti Kassila Edvin Laine Väinö Linna
Produced by	Mauno Mäkelä
Starring	Aarno Sulkanen
Cinematography	Olavi Tuomi
Release date	13 September 1968 (1968-09-13)
Running time	182 minutes
Country	Finland
Language	Finnish

Here, Beneath the North Star (Finnish: Täällä Pohjantähden alla) is a 1968 Finnish drama film directed by Edvin Laine. It was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival. The film is based on the first two volumes of Väinö Linna's novel trilogy Under the North Star. The third volume was adapted into a film two years later under the title Akseli and Elina.

Plot

The film begins with the founding of the Koskela croft in the 1880s and tells the story of the life of the people of the fictional Pentinkulma village until about 1920. The central theme is the unstable position of crofters and their goal to improve their living conditions. The rural upper class, such as the priestly family, and the poor people, whose socio-economic status is weaker than that of crofters, also play an important role. The story of the film goes all the way to the end of the Finnish Civil War between the Red Guards (Crofters) and the Whites (Government). The battle scene depicts the Battle of Syrjäntaka.

Cast

• Aarno Sulkanen as Akseli Koskela
• Titta Karakorpi as Elina Koskela
• Risto Taulo as Jussi Koskela
• Anja Pohjola as Alma Koskela
• Eero Keskitalo as Aleksi Koskela
• Paavo Pentikäinen as Aku Koskela
• Kauko Helovirta as Otto Kivivuori
• Mirjam Novero as Anna Kivivuori
• Esa Saario as Janne Kivivuori
• Pekka Autiovuori as Oskari Kivivuori
• Kalevi Kahra as Adolf Halme
• Asta Backman as Emma Halme
• Rose-Marie Precht as Ellen Salpakari
• Matti Ranin as Lauri Salpakari

External links

• Here, Beneath the North Star at IMDb