The Iron Age ( Rauta-aika ) ( The Age of Iron )

The Iron Age (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Rauta-aika
Alternate Title: The Age of Iron
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Finnish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Finnish ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Finland ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
281 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1982 and produced in:
Finland ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Kalle Holmberg

Written By:
Paavo Haavikko

Actors:
Kalevi Kahra ..... Väinö
Vesa-Matti Loiri ..... Ilmari
Tom Wentzel ..... Lemminki
Mikko Niskanen ..... Tiera
Kristiina Halkola ..... Lady of Pohjola
Lena Meriläinen ..... Daughter of Pohjola
Esko Salminen ..... Lord of Pohjola
Soli Labbart ..... Lemminki's mother
Kari Heiskanen ..... Jouko
Sara Paavolainen ..... Aino
Eija Pokkinen ..... Jouko's Mother
Pirkko-Liisa Tikka ..... Golden Woman
Harri Rantanen ..... Henchman
Uula Laakso ..... Henchman
Veikko Haaranen

Synopsis:

'The Age of Iron' is based on the great Finnish epic, the Kalevala. It is an interpretation of the Kalevala by some of the best Finnish artists of the 1980s, an attempt to carry onwards the message of the ancient rune singers. The third part of the film is the story of Lemminki. He steals a foreign woman for himself from a fair, but has a hard time staying in one place. He kills the master of Pohjola, then is himself killed while returning home. His mother retrieves his body from the river of Death and his wife's love reawakens him to life. He flees to an island of women, who he id happy to entertain. In the meantime the men of Pohjola destroy his home. When he returns, he revenges himself by setting fire to Pohjola.

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