The Life of Aleksis Kivi
(2002)
★ 6.7 IMDb · 12 votes
Year: 2002
Runtime: 105 мин
Country: Finland
Director: Jari Halonen
Cast: Marko Tiusanen, Jari Salmi, Karoliina Kudjoi, Margit Lindeman, Gustav Wiklund, Jouko Turkka, Esko Hukkanen, Inga-Liisa Laukka, Veikko Sinisalo, Juha Turkka
Plot
Aleksis Kivi (1834-1872) was a Finnish author who wrote the first significant novel in the Finnish language, "Seven Brothers/Seitsemän veljestä". Although Kivi was among the very earliest authors of prose and lyrics in Finnish language, he is still considered one of the greatest of them all.