Estonia / Nov 26, 2017 / Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 | Toivonen |
| Harriet Toompere | Doris Toivonen |
| Hendrik Toompere 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 |
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| 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) |
Genres
HistoryDramaWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Ikitie |
| Original language | suomi (FI) |
| Spoken languages | English, suomi, Pусский |
| Production countries | Estonia, Finland, Sweden |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Taska Film, MRP Matila Röhr Productions, Anagram Film, Film i Väst |
| Release date | 15 settembre 2017 |
| Executive producer | Ari Tolppanen |
| Production | Kristian Taska, Gunnar Carlsson, Martin Persson, Ilkka Matila |
| Writer | Antti Tuuri, Aku Louhimies, Antti-Jussi Annila, Tom Abrams |
| Casting | Piret Toomvap-Schönberg, Tutsa Huuhka, Pia Pesonen, Lotta Forsblad |
| Editing | Tambet Tasuja |
| Cinematography | Rauno Ronkainen, Siim Kaarel Saluri, Rauno Linnamäe, Martin Tennokene, Carolyn Niitla, Kalvis Kulačkovskis, Jan Granström, Maksim Podolski, Tadas Visakavičius, Joosep Jürisson |
| Assistant directors | Risto Tuominen, Kadri Kask, Piret Toomvap-Schönberg, Mart Saar, Kertu Köösel, Fabian Munsterhjelm, Karin Martinson, Rauno Kuusik, Matilde Matvere, Antti-Jussi Annila, Age Viks |
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Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
Sweden / Nov 09, 2017 / 15
Theatrical release
Finland / Sep 15, 2017 / K-16
Estonia / Dec 01, 2017
South Korea / May 27, 2022 / 15
Physical media
Finland / Jan 26, 2018 / K-16
Sweden / Jun 19, 2018 / 15 / DVD
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