Punainen viiva (1959)
The story of the first elections in Finland. Farmer Topi Romppainen lives a modest life with his family in Kainuu in the early 20th century. While shopping in the village, Topi hears about the upcoming parliamentary elections. His wife Riikka decides to find out more and ends up at a meeting of the Social Democrats.
- Released
- 1959-09-04
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Matti Kassila, Matti Kassila
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 from 5 votes
Cast
- Holger Salin as Topi Romppanen
- Liisa Nevalainen as Riika
- Pertti Tanner as Sake
- Jukka Eklund as Vesteri
- Marianne Eronen as Petti
- Terhi Virtanen as Iita Linta Maria
- Tiina Jokela as Pirjeri
- Jussi Jurkka as Puntarpää
- Rakel Laakso as Kunilla
- Tarmo Manni as Simana Arhippaini
- Pentti Irjala as Raappana
- Tyyne Haarla as Kuppari-Kaisa
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