The People from Pohjanmaa ( Pohjalaisia ) ( The People from the Plains )

The People from Pohjanmaa (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Pohjalaisia
Alternate Title: The People from the Plains
Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Finnish ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Subtitles )
Silent ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

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

Running Time:
96 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1925 and produced in:
Finland ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Jalmari Lahdensuo

Written By:
Artturi Järviluoma

Actors:
Hemmo Airamo
Otto Al'Antila
Thorild Bröderman
Simo Kaario
Kaisu Leppänen
Aino Lohikoski
Mimmi Lähteenoja
Hannes Närhi
Lauri Rautala
Einar Rinne
William Räisänen
Kyösti Salomaa
Oiva Soini
Yrjö Somersalmi
Iivari Tuomisto
Martti Tuukka
Ilmari Unho

Synopsis:

The story takes place in the middle of the 19th century, the age when the rampage of the badmen was at its worst in Pohjanmaa. The two extremes are the hot-tempered and violent badmen, and the pietists whose faith in God is a challenge to violence. The humiliating and misdirected discipline of the sheriff is resented. When he has the innocent Jussi arrested and humiliates him with a whip, Jussi breaks his chains with his bare hands and attacks the sheriff who shoots Jussi, but the lethally wounded Jussi manages to strike the sheriff dead with his knife. 'These people will never bend to obey the whip', are Jussi's last words, and 'My eyes will never be bright anymore', says his fiancée Liisa at his lifeless body.

In 1925, the play was adapted as the screenplay for a silent film directed by Lahdensuo.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 29 April, 2014.

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