Finland / Jan 28, 2011 / K-12
One Woman. Many Truths.
1h 22min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
The life of a heroine. The life and work of Hella Wuolijoki. A poet, spy and millionaire, she turned into an internationally acclaimed businesswoman, politician and playwright, who collaborated with Europe's leading writers such as Bertolt Brecht and Maxim Gorky, but faced the harshness of a changing world as the Finnish, Soviet and British secret services focus on her life, family and work.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Petri Manninen | Sulo Ilmiö Wuolijoki |
| Marjaana Maijala | Nanny |
| Lilga Kovanko | Aleksandra Nikolajevna, aik. Voskresenskaja, "rouva Jartseva" |
| Kaija Pakarinen | Linda Tanner |
| Sampo Sarkola | Businessman |
| Maria Sid | Passarivanki |
| Irina Bova | Aleksandra Kollontai |
| Wanda Dubiel | Sukulaisrouva |
| Robert Enckell | Pankinjohtaja |
| Mikko Erä-Esko | Jussi, autonkuljettaja |
| Joanna Haartti | Vanki |
| Elina Hagelin | Firinä, sihteeri |
| Henna Hakkarainen | Klaara, keittäjä |
| Jonathan Hutchings | Agent M16 |
| Päivi Järvinen | Vanginvartija |
| Richard von Kaufmann | Agent MI6 |
| Nikolai Kovanko | NKVD:n upseeri |
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| Kari Kuorikoski | Teatterijärjestäjä |
| Antti Kähönen | Tuomari |
| Johanna MacDonald | Ernestine Evans |
| Andrei Monikainen | Mihail Abramovitsh, parrakas, koppalakkinen NKVD:n upseeri |
| Siri Nissinen | Vappu 10-vuotiaana |
| Jan-Peter Nyquist | Hurstinen, sahan isännöitsijä |
| Andrei Tsumak | Vasili Terentjev |
| Niina Vuorisara | Jokelan sisäkkö |
| Eeva Soivio | Sisäkön ääni (voice) |
| Pentti Fagerholm | Radio voice (voice) |
Genres
DramaHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Hella W |
| Original language | suomi (FI) |
| Spoken languages | English, Pусский, suomi, svenska |
| Production countries | Estonia, Finland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Snapper Films, Amrion |
| Official site | snapperfilms.com |
| Release date | 28 gennaio 2011 |
| Executive producer | Joseph Scarpinito |
| Production | Riina Sildos, Juha Wuolijoki |
| Writer | Outi Nyytäjä, Juha Wuolijoki |
| Casting | Pia Pesonen, Tutsa Huuhka |
| Editing | Harri Ylönen, Marko Terävä, Juuso Selin |
| Cinematography | Peter Flinckenberg, Ants Martin Vahur, Erik Põllumaa, Rein Pruul, Maksim Podolski, Aleksi Rytkönen |
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