Here, Beneath the North Star (1968)

movie

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Country: Finland
Genres: Drama, History, War
Release: 1973-09-01
Director: Edvin Laine
Writers: Matti Kassila , Edvin Laine , Väinö Linna , Juha Nevalainen
Language: Finnish
Stars: Aarno Sulkanen , Titta Karakorpi , Risto Taulo , Anja Pohjola , Eero Keskitalo , Paavo Pentikäinen , Kauko Helovirta , Mirjam Novero , Esa Saario , Pekka Autiovuori
Runtime: 186 min
Awards: 4 wins
AKA: Itt, a Sarkcsillag alatt (Hungary) , Here, Beneath the North Star , Under Polstjernen (Norway) , Täällä Pohjantähden alla (Finland) , Здесь, под полярной звездой , Här under polstjärnan (Sweden) , Täällä Pohjantähden alla
Plot: Täällä Pohjantähden alla is based on the book with the same title. It is a story of the little village. The movie starts in the 1890's and it ends to the Finnish civil war in 1918. Story concentrates around a tenant farmer family, although it gives us a good look at the society at whole. While the class struggle depends, people of the village are driven to bloody civil war.
IMDB:tt0063731