The Eternal Road
Freedom lies beyond heaven and hell
2017 fi 103 minutes
Rating: 6.9
Plot
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.
Trailer
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 Jr.
Toivonen
Harriet Toompere
Doris Toivonen
Hendrik Toompere Jr. Jr.
Toivonen's Son
Martta Raudsepp
Toivonen's Daughter (age 8)
Eliise Soll
Toivonen's Daughter (age 14)
Gert Raudsep
Edvard Gylling
Steve Vanoni
Rinta-Nisula
Magnús Mariuson
Rinta-Nisula's Son
Elmo Kerosuo
Arvo (age 9)
Markus Muide
Arvo (age 15)
Roosi Rütman
Aino (age 8)
Marion Tammet
Aino (age 14)
Timo Ruuskanen
Abductor
Timo Tuominen
Abductor
Janne Reinikainen
Abductor
Jari Virman
Abductor
Indrek Taalmaa
Abductor
Nero Urke
Abductor
Mart Saar
Abductor
Raimo Pass
Abductor
Kristjan Lüüs
Abductor
Taavi Teplenkov
Abductor
Ahti Puudersell
Abductor
Jarkko Niemi
Karvinen
Jaakko Kiljunen
Concierge
Rauno Juvonen
Border Guard
Lauli Koppelmaa
Eileen
Emilia Heinonen
Singer #1
Eric Peltoniemi
Singer #2
Liina Magnea
Singer #3
Allan Kress
Guard
Kristin Pukka
Strang's Dance Partner
Maik Männiste
Baby Pauli
Oole Toomla
Baby Laina
Seemah Wilder
Old Mary (voice)
