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The Eternal Road

The Eternal Road

★ 6.6/10•2017•1h 43m•K-16•History•Drama•War

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.

Antti-Jussi Annila · Director

Aku Louhimies · Screenplay

Antti-Jussi Annila · Screenplay

Antti Tuuri · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 43m
LanguageFI
Release DateSep 15, 2017
Budget$3,100,000

Actors

Tommi Korpela

Tommi Korpela

Jussi Ketola

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Sara

Hannu-Pekka Björkman

Hannu-Pekka Björkman

Kallonen

Irina Björklund

Irina Björklund

Sofia

Sampo Sarkola

Sampo Sarkola

Strang

Ville Virtanen

Ville Virtanen

John Hill

Jonna Järnefelt

Jonna Järnefelt

Ella

Eedit Patrakka

Eedit Patrakka

Mary (age 8)

Rosa Salomaa

Rosa Salomaa

Mary (age 14)

Helén Söderqvist Henriksson

Helén Söderqvist Henriksson

Martta Hill

Antti Virmavirta

Antti Virmavirta

Mäki

Eeti Salovuori

Pauli

Lembit Ulfsak

Lembit Ulfsak

Novikov

Amalia Holm Bjelke

Amalia Holm Bjelke

Kathy

Igor Sigov

Igor Sigov

NKVD Officer

Petri Manninen

NKVD Interrogator

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